. Nature . Papuan colony of Papuo-Melanesians (Mailu) dwell-ing around Milport Harbour and Port Glasgow, andspeaking a Papuan language, are not discussed indetail by the author, neither are the Koiari and similarpeople of the hinterland, whom he regards as possess-ing more Melanesian than Papuan blood. 503 NATURE [October 20, 1910 The most western group of the immigrant Mela-nesians are the Roro and Melveo people of the River, with whom are closely related the Pokaoand Kapatsi between Hall Sound and Cape chapters \.\i. the social relations and familyl
. Nature . Papuan colony of Papuo-Melanesians (Mailu) dwell-ing around Milport Harbour and Port Glasgow, andspeaking a Papuan language, are not discussed indetail by the author, neither are the Koiari and similarpeople of the hinterland, whom he regards as possess-ing more Melanesian than Papuan blood. 503 NATURE [October 20, 1910 The most western group of the immigrant Mela-nesians are the Roro and Melveo people of the River, with whom are closely related the Pokaoand Kapatsi between Hall Sound and Cape chapters \.\i. the social relations and familylife of the Roro are detailed, with an account of theclans and village organisation of the Mekeo, and anote on Pokao. This region is characterised by thegreater importance attached to the right than to theleft side in ceremonial matters, and by the prominenceof geometrical design in the decorative art. Amongthe Mekeo there are traces of mother-right, thoughdescent is patrilineal. .\ prominent feature in the. absence of cannibalism. Both sections are remarkablefor the building and use of large sea-going canoes,and the characteristic Massim decorative art reachesits highest development in the ornamental prows ofthese vessels in the north. The authors account ofthe sociology of the southern Massim includes a col-lection of folk-tales. The people live in hamlet-groups, the inhabitants of which are more or lessclosely related by birth or marriage. There is also apeculiar form of totemism in which the members of aclan have as totems a series of associated animals orplants, as, a bird, fish, snake, and plant, thenumber and nature of these varying in different northern Massim are described in similar detail as regards the Trobriands, Mar-shall-Bennets, and accounts are given ofthe Louisiades and Mukaua onthe southern and westernborders. The volume is exceedinglywell illustrated. There areseventy-nine plates from photo-graphs or native of the
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