Koe Ta'ane: a Royal Wedding
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1989.12.1
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois (1935-2022)
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content: Adrienne Kaeppler films
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content: Videocassettes (55 minutes, color sound)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Videocassettes
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content: Edited video of a film produced by Brigham Young University documents the 1979 wedding of the highest ranking woman in contemporary Tongan society, the daughter of the king of Tonga. Depicted are the blending of European and Tongan traditions in the ceremony including the traditional presentation of bridal gifts, the kava ceremony, and the laka-laka>, a performance which integrates song, dance, and poetry.