Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0097
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Novr. 1769. off Cape Brett
All came up together to the ship the strangers were numerous & appeard rich their Canoes were well carvd & ornamented & they had with them many weapons of patoo patoos of stone & whales bones which they value much They had also ribbs of whales of which we had often seen imitations in wood carvd & ornamented with tufts of Dogs hair the people themselves were browner than to the Southward as indeed they have been ever since we came to Opoorage & they had a much larger quantity of Amoco or black stains upon their bodys & faces almost universaly they had a broad spiral on each buttock & many had their thighs almost intirely black small lines only being left untouchd so that they lookd like stripd breeches in this particular I mean Amoco almost Every different tribe seem to vary their customs we have some days seen Canoes where every man has been almost coverd with it & at the same time others where scarce a man has had a spot except his lipps black'd which seems to be always Essential
These people would not part with any of their arms &c. for any price we could offer at last however one producd an axe of Talk & offerd it for Cloth it was given & the Canoe immediately put off with it a musquet