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

75. Women dancing on the Resolution

Tahiti - Society Islands (Otaheite, O-Taheitee)
Title
Women dancing on the Resolution
Short description
Georg Forster describes the dances performed by the women of Tahiti on board the Resolution.
Text on source
Every evening these women divided into different troops, which danced on the quarter-deck, the forecastle, and the main-deck. Their mirth was often extravagant and noisy; and sometimes their ideas were so original as to give great amusement.
English translation
Folios/Pages
pp. 83-84
Date
1774 04 29
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
1
How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Women dancing on the Resolution" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 30.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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