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
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.

Table of Contents:

Biggest moka of all time
Setting the date
Ongka's meditation on pigs
Rounding up 100 pigs
Dressing up for a moka
Celebrating the gift
Paper currency replaces shells
Death and sorcery threaten Ongka's plan
More pigs, more work
Sabotage.