He was impressed on the Indian women way of cooking since he noticed; “ no clay or metallic vessels for this operation, they perform it in baskets of bark by using small
burning wood coals. They turn these vessels with such dexterity and rapidity that they succeed in causing the grain to swell and burst without burning the basket, though made of combustible material.”(88). La Pérouse proclaim their armory was remarkable since he describe the material of their weapons. For example, he stated;“Their weapons are the bow and arrow, which is armed with a flint very skillfully made. The bows, which are wood and strung with the tendon of an ox, are very superior to those of the inhabitants of Port des Francais”(93-94). Overall, he had used positive words such as “dexterity and rapidity”, and “very skillfully…very superior” to describe the Indian lifestyle and declared his “concern” for them too.