Ongka's big moka /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Granada Television International, Shanachie Entertainment Corp
Other Authors:	Nairn, Charlie (Producer, Director), Strathern, Andrew, Vincze, Ernie (Cinematographer), Winter, Pattie
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Austronesian (Other)
Language Notes:	Commentary in English ; conversations in Trobriand with English subtitles.
Published:	[Newton, N.J.] : Shanachie Entertainment Corp., [2003]
Series:	Disappearing world.
Subjects:	Ceremonial exchange > Papua New Guinea. Ethnology > Papua New Guinea > Hagen, Mount. Kawelka (Papua New Guinean people) Papua New Guinea > Social life and customs. Ethnographic television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs.

Description
Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Originally produced as an hour documentary for the television series, Disappearing World by Granada Television Internation in 1974. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital.
Production Credits:	Camera, Ernest Vincze ; research, Pattie Winter ; editor, Shelagh Brady.