Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0319
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June 1770. Endeavours River
11 Indians came over again today 2 that were with us yesterday & two new ones who our old acquaintance introduc'd to us by their names, one of was calld which was Yaparico. tho we did not yesterday observe it they all had the Septum or bridge inner part of the nose bord through with a very large hole in which one of them had stuck the bone of a bird as thick as a mans finger & 5 or 6 inches long an ornament no doubt tho to us it appeard rather an uncouth one they brought with them a fish which they gave to us in return I suppose for the fish we had given them yesterday their stay was but short for some of our gentlemen being rather too curious in examining their canoe they went directly to it & pushing it off went away without saying a word. at night the boat which had been sent to the reef for turtle came home & brought 3
12. Indians came again today & venturd down to Tupias Tent where they were so well pleasd with their reception that three staid while the fourth went with the Canoe to fetch two new ones, they introduc'd their strangers (which they always made a point of doing) by name