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Ongka’s Big Moka (1974) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1974 · 60 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Charlie Nairn
- Starring
- Andrew Strathern, Ongka
Set among the Kawelka people of Papua New Guinea, the documentary follows community leader Ongka as he works tirelessly to gather dozens of pigs, shells and other valuables needed for a Moka—an elaborate reciprocal gift exchange—intended to strengthen alliances with a neighboring tribe and affirm his status.
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