| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 27 min.) : sound, color |
| Series |
Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1 |
| Summary |
Tapa cloth or ngatu as it is called in Tonga, is cloth made from the bark of the mulberry tree. The inner bark is beaten into fine sheets and painted using traditional designs. After centuries of use, ngatu has literally become the fabric of Tongan society |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2001 |
| Notes |
In English, Subtitles in English |
| In |
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001 |
| Subject |
Textile fabrics -- Tonga
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Sex role.
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sex role.
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Textile fabrics.
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Sex role.
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Tonga.
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| Genre/Form |
Ethnographic films.
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Documentary films.
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Internet videos.
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Internet videos.
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Documentary films.
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Ethnographic films.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Documentaires.
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Films ethnographiques.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Ostraff, Joseph, producer, author
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Ostraff, Melinda, producer, author
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Van Wagenen, Michael, producer, author
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Miko, Hingano, contributor
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Miko, Mele, contributor
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Miko, Vokisi, contributor
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Niumeitolu, Sauliloa, contributor
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Saafi, Loa Niumeitolu, narrator
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