Description: Stereograph with two prints depicting an outdoor scene of a group of Tongan women, men and children. A large piece of tapa cloth is laid out on the ground with a woman seated on the cloth painting.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Stereograph with two prints depicting an outdoor scene of a group of Tongan women, men and children. A large piece of tapa cloth is laid out on the ground with a woman seated…

Description: Black and white photograph of group, mostly European, gathered outside wooden building, some of the group are standing in the doorways.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Black and white photograph of group, mostly European, gathered outside wooden building, some of the group are standing in the doorways.

Description: Black and white photograph depicting a European group seated outside a clapboard house with corrugated roof. The family consists of two woman, a man and two small girls.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Black and white photograph depicting a European group seated outside a clapboard house with corrugated roof. The family consists of two woman, a man and two small girls.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Description: King George Tupou II in military uniform at the Royal Tombs, Tonga. Crowds of people are gathered around the tomb watching on.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: King George Tupou II in military uniform at the Royal Tombs, Tonga. Crowds of people are gathered around the tomb watching on.

Description: Photograph depicting children, holding maypole ribbons. Behind the maypole is a large marquee with crowds gathered around.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Photograph depicting children, holding maypole ribbons. Behind the maypole is a large marquee with crowds gathered around.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Description: "Maui threw his line and hook into the ocean. He felt the hook catch onto something huge and heavy. "Wow, it's beautiful!" Maui said.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "Maui threw his line and hook into the ocean. He felt the hook catch onto something huge and heavy. "Wow, it's beautiful!" Maui said.

Description: "Tonga was never occupied in World War II and no battles were fought in its immediate vicinity. But the threat of hostilities were real. The Tongan Defence Force was on alert. The population, under the leadership of its beloved Queen Salote, supported the war effort generously and in many ways including the donation of two airoplanes. Later on American troops were stationed on Tongatapu. Social forces and tensions were released affecting the world view of the Tongan people, and some of the assumptions of the past were put in question. As the reader will find out, life in Tonga was never the same again."--Back cover.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "Tonga was never occupied in World War II and no battles were fought in its immediate vicinity. But the threat of hostilities were real. The Tongan Defence Force was on alert.…

Description: "With the arrival of the printing press the churches in Tonga adapted the broad policy of publishing in their Tongan language magazines many stories told by people now long dead. The four tales retold and charmingly illustrated by the author of this booklet are drawn from these sources."--Introduction.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "With the arrival of the printing press the churches in Tonga adapted the broad policy of publishing in their Tongan language magazines many stories told by people now long…

Description: Black and white photograph depicting three gates to Parliament Buildings at Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Sign above central gate reads "Togamaatoga, Oku bule a johove, Eiki faka, Moui ae tui".

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Black and white photograph depicting three gates to Parliament Buildings at Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Sign above central gate reads "Togamaatoga, Oku bule a johove, Eiki faka, Moui…

Description: Black and white photograph depicting three gates to Parliament Buildings at Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Sign above central gate reads "Togamaatoga, Oku bule a johove, Eiki faka, Moui ae tui".

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Black and white photograph depicting three gates to Parliament Buildings at Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Sign above central gate reads "Togamaatoga, Oku bule a johove, Eiki faka, Moui…

Description: Photomontage comprising of a portrait of H.M. George Tubou II King of Tonga, view of Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa and coral. Printed on the front "A friendly greeting from the Friendly Isles".

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Photomontage comprising of a portrait of H.M. George Tubou II King of Tonga, view of Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa and coral. Printed on the front "A friendly greeting from the…

Description: Photomontage of various scenes and portraits taken in Tonga.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Photomontage of various scenes and portraits taken in Tonga.

Description: "The double canoe constituted the backbone of Polynesian culture, since it enabled the Polyne-sians to enter and conquer the Pacific. In Tonga, a center of Polynesian navigation, two types were known: the tongiaki and the kalia. Contrary to most contributions, the author argues that the Tongans were not only the Western Pacific masters of navigation, but also of canoe design-ing. Typical of Polynesian canoes was the sewing technique which can be traced back to ancient India but was also practiced in Pharanoic Egypt and southern Europe. The legend of the magnet-ic mountain is to be viewed in this context. Oceanic navigation, which declined during the 19th century, had developed its own means of orientation at sea, including astronomy and meteor-ology."--Provided by publisher.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "The double canoe constituted the backbone of Polynesian culture, since it enabled the Polyne-sians to enter and conquer the Pacific. In Tonga, a center of Polynesian…

Description: Black and white photograph depicting a view of grounds, with guards wearing light coloured uniforms lined up along road.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: Black and white photograph depicting a view of grounds, with guards wearing light coloured uniforms lined up along road.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Description: "This is the first book of folk tales of the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga to be published, written by a Tongan woman in two languages, Tongan and English. Author, Tupou Posesi Fanua tells us time-honoured legends which she heard as a child."--Back cover.

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEDescription: "This is the first book of folk tales of the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga to be published, written by a Tongan woman in two languages, Tongan and English. Author, Tupou…

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE

Collection: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE