General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . hich were formed by volcanic actionand coral growth. The inhabitants belongphysically to two very distinct races: thefrizzly-haired, nearly black Papuans andthe former inhabitants of Tasmania; andthe wavy haired, light colored Polyne-sians of the islands stretching nearlyacross the Pacific. South of these islandsare others inhabited by the Melanesians,who have straight or wavy hair and dark-er skins. The cultural grouping is generally sim-ilar to that of the physical types. ThePolynesians manufacture bark cloth a
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . hich were formed by volcanic actionand coral growth. The inhabitants belongphysically to two very distinct races: thefrizzly-haired, nearly black Papuans andthe former inhabitants of Tasmania; andthe wavy haired, light colored Polyne-sians of the islands stretching nearlyacross the Pacific. South of these islandsare others inhabited by the Melanesians,who have straight or wavy hair and dark-er skins. The cultural grouping is generally sim-ilar to that of the physical types. ThePolynesians manufacture bark cloth andmatting, have no pottery, drink kava,fight with clubs, and are skilled naviga-tors. They are governed by chiefs whotrace their ancestry back many genera-tions. The Melanesians make some pot-tery, chew the betel nut, do grotesquecarving, use bows and arrows for hunting,and spears for fighting. They have secretsocieties and the men live in clubs. Be-tween these two are the Micronesianspossessing some of the cultural traits ofboth their neighbors but differing con- [»49] X. Ml.
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