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

72. Natives dancing on the deck

Tahuata - Marquesas Islands (St. Christina)
Title
Natives dancing on the deck
Short description
Georg Forster describes the dances of the inhabitants of the Marquesas Islands. He compares their dances and instruments with those of the Tahitians.
Text on source
They frequently danced upon the decks, for the diversion of our sailors; and in these dances we observed a striking resemblance with those of Taheitee. It appeared likewise that their music was nearly the same, especially as they had the same kind of drums, of which Mahine purchased one.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 29
Date
1774 04 10
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
No other participants in this event description.
Narrator
1
Place
1
Sounds
2
How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Natives dancing on the deck" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 30.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

This work is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0