A Voyage Round The World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution, commanded by capt. James Cook, during the years 1772,3,4, and 5 by Georg Forster, F. R. S. in two volumes (vol.2) / Georg Forster
Travel of Georg Forster

71. Drums playing in St. Christina Island

Tahuata - Marquesas Islands (St. Christina)
Title
Drums playing in St. Christina Island
Short description
Georg Forster describes the sound of drums coming from the beach after an incident in which one of the natives was killed.
Text on source
Presently after we heard drums beating, and saw a considerable number of the inhabitants assembled on the beach, with spears and clubs in their hands, which had a very unfriendly appearance, and rather seemed to threaten that we had no farther refreshments to expect.
English translation
Folios/Pages
pp. 11-12
Date
1774 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
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Cook, James
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Cook, James participated as Viewer
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How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Drums playing in St. Christina Island" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 30.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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