Kawelka : Ongka's big moka

Kawelka : Ongka's big moka /

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In Papua New Guinea, status is earned by giving things away rather than acquiring them. Explores the Moka, a ceremony in which people give gifts to members of other tribes. The larger the gift, the greater the victory over the recipient. Follows Ongka as he prepares for the giving of his Moka.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Granada Television International, Shanachie Entertainment Corp
Other Authors: Nairn, Charlie, Strathern, Andrew, Vincze, Ernie, Winter, Pattie
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Shanachie Entertainment Corp., 2003.
Series:Disappearing world.
Subjects:
Ceremonial exchange > Papua New Guinea.
Ethnology > Papua New Guinea > Mount Hagen.
Kawelka (New Guinean people)
Papua New Guinea > Social life and customs.
Nonfiction television programs
Documentary television programs.
Ethnographic television programs

University of Minnesota

Holdings details from University of Minnesota
Call Number: GN450.4 .K394 2003

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