Ongka's Big Moka
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Ongka's Big Moka: The Kawelka of Papua New Guinea is a 1976 documentary film in which Ongka, a New Guinea big man, prepares for a Moka Exchange. The film follows how Ongka accumulates pigs and other items of value to present as a Moka to another tribe. The main objective of Ongka's Moka is to build prestige and fame for his tribe and himself. The big Moka is used to elevate his power as the "big man" of his tribe. [Director/producer, Charlie Nairn ; anthropologist, Andrew Strathern ; camera, Ernest Vincze ; research, Pattie Winter.]
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