. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ORNAMEKTS OF PAPUAN WOMEN. go6 THE INHABITANTS OF OCEANIA. sical cliaracters. They are tattooed and scarred, having considerable tastein ornamentation. Many of them are pirates, and their prahns have finelycarved figure-heads. Indeed everything they nse is extremely carvedGovernment by the will of the majority in assembly prevails amongthem, as in more enlightened communities
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ORNAMEKTS OF PAPUAN WOMEN. go6 THE INHABITANTS OF OCEANIA. sical cliaracters. They are tattooed and scarred, having considerable tastein ornamentation. Many of them are pirates, and their prahns have finelycarved figure-heads. Indeed everything they nse is extremely carvedGovernment by the will of the majority in assembly prevails amongthem, as in more enlightened communities, and women have a sharein the deliberations. These people are sensual, selfish, inquisitive, andcovetous; but both parents are very kind and affectionate to theirchildren, who are profusely adorned with beads, necklets, and shellarmlets. The Ke and Aru islands, near the south-west coast of New Gruinea, are inhabited mainly by Papuans, but with some European and Malay Ke and Aru admixture. The Ke people are skilful boat-builders, but have islanders, j^q money. Knives, cloth, and arrack being the only medium. TOKiiES HTKAITS (JANoE. of exchange. The Aru people are noisy and cheerful, expert archers,killing kangaroos and all kinds of birds, and being very healthy and well-made. The women soon age with their hard work; they wear only amat of plaited strips of palm leaves tightly fastened round the hips andthighs. The only ornaments of their houses are trophies of the chase. The Louisiade Archipelago, south-west of New Guinea, is occupiedby Papuans; but soine of the adjacent islands have inhabitants of a , . ^ lighter colour, a mixture of the Polynesian and Papuan races. Louisiade . and Admi- The Admiralty Islands contain Papuans of a somewhat low ra yis an s. ^ypg^ having no rnetals, and still using tools of stone and shell. Their weapons are merely lances, for they have no bows, slings, throwing- sticks, spears etc., but they are skilful wood-carvers. The large islands of New Bri
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