Manna of the South Seas
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1996.6.19
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Martin Moyer Productions
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content: Martin Moyer film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (color sound; 740 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film made by Martin Moyer for educational use is a basic introduction to the South Pacific. The story establishes the "coconut palm" as the "Tree of Life" for  South Pacific peoples, who are seen using the tree and the fruit it bears for a multitude of uses. Copra is explored as a mainstay of their economy. Collaborator is R.A. Derrick, Geographer-Historian and Director of Fiji Museum.

Supplementary materials: photographs, synopses, study guides, promotional materials, newspaper articles