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EG.771.053
19-26 Nov 1771:691 (4/174)
London, September 10. Extract of a letter from a young
gentleman on board his Majesty's Sloop Endeavour (lately
returned from a voyage round the world) giving some account
of the natives of Otahitee, or George's Island. [60 lines on
native customs and habits.]
They are not very decent in their amours, having little
regard to either place or person: this is not general
amongst them, although it is often done and seen. Upon
occasions of festivity the women dance in the most indecent
manner, performing a thousand obscene gesticulations, like
the Indostan dancing girls. The only instrument of musick
to divert them at these times, are large drums, and flutes
made of reeds, in the form of our common flute, which is
played upon by the wind of the nose, instead of the mouth.
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