Tonga
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1996.6.35
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Martin Moyer Productions
setName: label: See more items in
content: Martin Moyer film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (color sound; 730 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1956
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 the story of Tonga, the last native kingdom to survive in the South Pacific. Describes the customs to which the people adhere; outlines the main industries of the island; and includes scenes of the Trilithon, the sacred flying foxes, the blow-holes of Tongatapu, tapa-cloth making, the Taovala, and ceremonial dancing.

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