RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. n.d. Astonishment (Query 1). CUL-DAR186.2. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2023. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR186 contains answers to 'Queries about expression' summarised by subject (contempt, good spirits, indignation etc.) and geographically (Australia, Brazil, China etc.), research leading to Expression (F1142).

Darwin's 'Queries about expression' can be found in Darwin 1867, [Darwin] 1867, Darwin 1868, CUL-DAR53.1.B2, CUL-DAR186.1 and Expression pp. 15-16. On these see Freeman and Gautrey 1972, 1975 and Freeman 1977. A later version is in Darwin 1874. See van Wyhe, Comparison of three versions of Darwin's 'Queries about expression'.


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Astonishment (Query 1)

Australia

1 Wilson yes – mouth slightly opened – eyes wide & clucking noise made by the tongue

2 Dyson Lacy – eyebrows raised – saying "cluck" —

3 Taplin – yes. (odd accompaniments – rather horror & disgust room full of [illeg]

4 Brough Smyth .. observations on Jem Cane "cluck" cluck it & in another man protruding lips & scolding man as if by blowing out match. Jem Cane (& put back of his hand to lips)

5 Hagenauer yes – expressly.—

6 Lang yes expressly

7 Lane yes.

8 Burnett yes.

9 Bulmer .. raise eyebrows say Kooki — to do so mouth drawn as if going to cluck ü

10 Hagenauer – yes

12 fur Müller yes-

[Expression, pp. 19-20.]

India

13 H. Erskine yes

14 J. Scott yes - & move arms & open hands

15 J. Scott O

17. Gl

S. Africa Ceylon

18 – 167 Glenie yes expressly

S. Africa

x 18 Barber yes a serious look & other Movements a passing hand on mouth say Mawo, wordless

[Expression, p. 289.]

Central Africa

20 Reade ✓ yes & other movements open mouth, heigh heigh – hands resting on knees

21. ✓ Reade stick out lips like Orang W. R. [Winwood Reade] — hand to mouth

22 ✓✓ Weale – a Kafir girl raised eyebrows — whistle like Gen

Abyssinia

23 Speedy – yes – rt. hand to forehead palm outside

Natal

26 Kafir chief yes.

China

27 Swinhoe yes. certainly

BrazilS. America

28 Old Negro in St Catherina

29. Bridges. yes certainly

N. America

30 Matthews yes often observed also hand on mouth & groan. –

31 Rottrock yes (Mandarin — hand over mouth.)

New Zealand

32 Stack yes — but never shews the feeling if he can help it

[Expression, pp. 21-2.]

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Malay

33 Wallace yes

34 Geach /O/

[Queries about expression, p. 215.]

Draks [Dyaks]

36 Open eyes, beating of hands on bump — sway the head to & fro

Man.

[Queries about expression, p. 215.]


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