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DANCES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Description:
The commentary includes extracts from Cook’s journals. A young Tongan girl visits an art gallery to view paintings depicting early Polynesian and Māori history; Māori groups perform the haka and poi during Waitangi Day Celebrations; Māori take time to mingle after performances; the young Tongan woman at work in her office; dancing and boarding a Teal Airways plane for Tonga. Tonga is unique in...
Display date:
1955
Location:
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Format:
MovingImage
Collections:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Contributors:
Producer: Roger Mirams
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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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