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The one class bear a considerable resemblance to the negro tribes ; having a
black complexion , woolly hair , and depressed features . The other , from their
colour and general appearance , seem to claim an affinity to the eastern Asiatics
...
The one class bear a considerable resemblance to the negro tribes ; having a
black complexion , woolly hair , and depressed features . The other , from their
colour and general appearance , seem to claim an affinity to the eastern Asiatics
...
Side 40
Even the custom of tattooing the limbs , although not observed among the Malays
, nor any of the civilized tribes , is still retained in several of the Philippine Islands
, as well as in some of those which lie near the western coast of Sumatra .
Even the custom of tattooing the limbs , although not observed among the Malays
, nor any of the civilized tribes , is still retained in several of the Philippine Islands
, as well as in some of those which lie near the western coast of Sumatra .
Side 45
It may , at the same time , be suspected , that some of the ruder tribes , of whose
dialects no specimens have been collected , such as the Dayaks and Idaan of
Borneo , are in fact the same description of people with those to whom the term ...
It may , at the same time , be suspected , that some of the ruder tribes , of whose
dialects no specimens have been collected , such as the Dayaks and Idaan of
Borneo , are in fact the same description of people with those to whom the term ...
Side 196
In features , language , and customs , they resemble the Society , Friendly , and
Sandwich Islanders ; but they differ from these tribes in being much more
exemplary in their manners , as well as in their intercourse with one another .
In features , language , and customs , they resemble the Society , Friendly , and
Sandwich Islanders ; but they differ from these tribes in being much more
exemplary in their manners , as well as in their intercourse with one another .
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In tracing the condition and history of the aboriginal tribes , he has had access to
extensive works in the French language , to which former writers appear to have
been strangers . He has devoted much attention to the statistics and present ...
In tracing the condition and history of the aboriginal tribes , he has had access to
extensive works in the French language , to which former writers appear to have
been strangers . He has devoted much attention to the statistics and present ...
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| Titel | Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New Zealand Bind 33 af Edinburgh cabinet library |
| Forfatter | Michael Russell |
| Udgave | 5 |
| Udgiver | Oliver & Boyd, 1842 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Harvard University |
| Digitaliseret | 14. mar 2008 |
| Længde | 440 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |