. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. Barbed Fish Trap from Fly River, New Guinea. [Photo.—O. C. CluUon. resemblances are, of course, governed by local conditions and requirements,. Barbed Fish Trap from British Burma. [After I. H. Burkill. but they go to prove that the adaptive mind of man, wherever situated, will often attain the same result, '^j^ For instance, the Melanesian of the Bis- marck Archipelago, and the Papuans of New Guinea, have racially, nothing in connnon with the Chins of Arakan, British Burmah, yet these three folk manufacture barbed fish traps so similar in ide

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. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. Barbed Fish Trap from Fly River, New Guinea. [Photo.—O. C. CluUon. resemblances are, of course, governed by local conditions and requirements,. Barbed Fish Trap from British Burma. [After I. H. Burkill. but they go to prove that the adaptive mind of man, wherever situated, will often attain the same result, '^j^ For instance, the Melanesian of the Bis- marck Archipelago, and the Papuans of New Guinea, have racially, nothing in connnon with the Chins of Arakan, British Burmah, yet these three folk manufacture barbed fish traps so similar in idea and effectiveness, that a com-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australian Museum; Australian Museum. Sydney, Australian Museum

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