Movie Notes 11-4-11 - Jordan Strassner Anthro 2 Movie Notes Kawelka tribe in Papua New Guinea Ongka is the leader of the Kawelka tribe Moka gifts that

Jordan Strassner Anthro 2 Movie Notes 11/4/11 • Kawelka – tribe in Papua New Guinea • Ongka is the leader of the Kawelka tribe • Moka – gifts that are given with the expectation that the favor would be returned • Ongka wanted to give the biggest moka ever given to gain status in the community • Ongka wants everyone to help him get pigs ready for the moka instead of wasting time doing other things • Kawelka is a tribe of about one thousand people • Ongka travelled to each community to see the progress of raising the pigs for the big moka • Ongka has four wives and nine children • Ongka says that pigs are the only worthwhile thing in life and they keep everything in the community going • Basic food among pigs and people are sweet potatoes • If you want to marry and have status then you have to have pigs • One person cannot have too many pigs because it is too hard for one person to take care of too many of them •