Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0383
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Ulhietea
August 1769
was at Otahah to this place he proposd to acompany us as today Captn Cooke & Dr Solander went upon the expedition myself staid at home They proceeded with Opoony & all his train many Canoes to a bay in Otahah calld Obooto-booto his majesties cheif residence here the houses were very large & good & the Canoes also finer than any the gentlemen had before seen such a prelude made them expect much from the owners of so fine houses a boat load of hogs was the least they thought o, especialy as they had plenty of Spartan money to pay for them; but alas, the Gentlemen who had fatigued themselves with building the houses chose to refresh themselves with eating the hogs; so that after the whole day was spent a small number only were procurd in proportion to what were expected
Myself staid at home this morning & traded for some provisions & curiosities in the afternoon took Mr Parkinson to the Heiva that he might scetch the dresses The dancing was exactly the same as I had seen it before except that another woman was added to the two I saw before. The interludes of the men were varied they gave us 5 or 6 which resembled much the Drama of an English stage dance most of my Freinds were constanly at the Heiva. Their names I set down & relationships as they are cheifly one family (1) Tiarree no Horoa a King or cheif, (2) Whannooutooa wife to 1, (3) Otoobooi sister to 2, (4) Orai Elder brother to 2, (5) Tettuanue younger brother to 2, (6) Otehammena dancing girl, (7) Ouratooa Do, (8) Mattehea father to 1, (9) Opipi mother to 1.
8. Dr Solander & self went along shore to gather plants buy hogs or any thing else that might occurr We took