Image of Musicians of Tahiti. Four Tahitians, two dressed in the mare by Miller, I. F. (fl.1788)

Musicians of Tahiti. Four Tahitians, two dressed in the mare playing the nose flute; two...

IMAGE number: BL3283453
Image title: Musicians of Tahiti. Four Tahitians, two dressed in the mare playing the nose flute; two dressed in the tiputa beating drums, Recorded in Joseph Banks's Journal I, 290, 12 June 1769 (Indian ink on paper)
Artist: Miller, I. F. (fl.1788) / British
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: indian ink on paper
Date: 1769 AD (C18th AD)

Image description: ."In my mornings walk today I met a company of travelling musicians; they told me where they should be at night so after supper we all repaired to the place. There was a large concourse of people round this band, which consisted of 2 flutes and three drums." DRAWINGS, in Indian ink, illustrative of Capt. Cook's first voyage, 1768 -1770, chiefly relating to Otaheite and New Zealand, by A. Buchan, John F. Miller, and others. Illustrator: Miller, I.F 1769 Source/Shelfmark: Add. 15508, no.11 .
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: travel / traveling / journeys / first voyage of captain cook / expeditions / musician / expedition / pacific islander / journey / trips / event / pacific islander ethnicity / travel / events / people / 18th century / exploration / occupation / nationality / ethnicity / polynesian / tahitian / occupations / explorer / trip / exploring / explore / cook's first voyage / Drawing / Mzdrawing

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