The history of mankind (1896) (14577198059)

Identifier: historyofmankind01ratz (find matches)

Title: The history of mankind

Year: 1896 (1890s)

Authors: Ratzel, Friedrich, 1844-1904 Butler, Arthur John, 1844-1910

Subjects: Ethnology Anthropology

Publisher: London, Macmillan and co., ltd. New York, The Macmillan co.

Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Wellesley College Library

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m. Remains of negroid tribes are also said to be known inthe interior of Malacca and in India. This dispersed and fragmentary occurrenceof the dark element has suggested to many observers the view that we should seetherein an earlier population of these and neighbouring regions, for which thecontinent of Southern Asia formed a bridge between the Indo-Pacific and theAfrican domains of the Negro. Upon this the lighter men were superimposed in abroad layer, leading on the mainland to every possible degree of crossing. Herealso we must guard against any cut-and-dried notions with respect to the relationsof ever-shifting races. The Papuas made forays against Asia, and came in greatnumbers as slaves to Ceram and the Eastern part of the Malay Archipelago. Inthis way we may explain in some measure those races not woolly-haired, but crisp orcurly-haired, which, starting from Ceram, have made their way among the straight-haired population. The name Alfuros or Alfurs has nothing to do with these

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(i-3) Necklaces of shell and beans, with limpet-shells. (4 and 5) Ear-pendants, with dolphins teeth. (6 and 7)Ear-buttons of whales tooth. (8) Necklace of tortoise-shell. (9) Neck ornament. (10) Necklace. (11)Wooden fillet for the head. (12) Ear-button made of a rays vertebra. (13, 14) Armlets of black wood andwhales tooth. (15) Neck ornament. (16) Necklace of shell-disks and whales tooth. (1-7, Marquesas;8 and 15, Friendly Islands; 9, Hervey Islands; 10, 11, Society Islands; 12, Easter Island; 13, 14,Hawaii ; 16, Nukuor.) To face page 214. THE NEGROID RACES OF THE PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS 215 Papua-like and Negrito-like elements. Thus, without speaking of the dark raceseverywhere as a primitive population, we may at least denote them as probablythe older. In the colour of the skin dark tints prevail without quite reaching the depth ofmuch Negro colouring. The nearest to this, perhaps, is the colour of manySolomon Islanders ; manifold admixtures of lighter elements are the cause of t

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