Travel of Georg Forster
Indian Island - New Zealand
Title
Shouting to the natives
Short description
George Forster describes one of the meetings with the natives. When they went ashore, at first they received no response. The natives were preparing to welcome them to their home.
Text on source
However, at our approach, instead of being welcomed by the natives on the shore, we saw none of them, and received no answer when we shouted to them. We landed therefore, and having proceeded to their habitation, soon found the reason of this unusual behaviour. They were preparing to receive us in all their finery, some being already completely adorned, and others still busy in dressing. Their hair was combed, tied on the crown of the head, and anointed with some oil or grease; white feathers were stuck in at the top; some had fillets of white seat hers all round the head, and others wore pieces of an albatross skin, with its fine white down in their ears. Thus fitted out, they shouted at our approach, and received us standing, with marks of friendship and great courtesy.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 141
Date
1773 04 08
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
Name
Role
Notes
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Cook, James
Travel fellow
How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Shouting to the natives" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 08.
doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76
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