. The history of mankind . Bibliographlsches Institut Leipzig. 3 4 1 7 Polynesian clubs and insignia of ,2. State-paddles from the Hervey Islands. 3-5. State-clubs from the Marquesas. 6-11. Clubs from Tonga. / / A. THE RACES OF OCEANIA§ i. GENERAL SURVEY OF THE GROUP The position of the Pacific Ocean in history—The Indians of Columbus—Situation of America in the inhabitedworld—Racial resemblances of the people of Oceania to Malays and Indians—Ethnographic relation-ships—Position of Japan and North-west America—The great groups; Oceanians, Malays with Mala-gasies, Australians, Americans—T
. The history of mankind . Bibliographlsches Institut Leipzig. 3 4 1 7 Polynesian clubs and insignia of ,2. State-paddles from the Hervey Islands. 3-5. State-clubs from the Marquesas. 6-11. Clubs from Tonga. / / A. THE RACES OF OCEANIA§ i. GENERAL SURVEY OF THE GROUP The position of the Pacific Ocean in history—The Indians of Columbus—Situation of America in the inhabitedworld—Racial resemblances of the people of Oceania to Malays and Indians—Ethnographic relation-ships—Position of Japan and North-west America—The great groups; Oceanians, Malays with Mala-gasies, Australians, Americans—The Malayo-Polynesian family of languages—To what period are therelations of America, Oceania, and Asia to be referred—The vacant space between Easter Island andPeru, and the relations of America with Polynesia. Since the Pacific ocean lies between the eastern and western portions of theinhabited earth, the inhabitants of its islands appear in a general survey as theinstruments of an important ethnographical connection. From its western bor
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