. The races of man and their geographical distribution. ian Archipelago; to the portrait by Choris, of thegirl of Luzon, which may be compared with another, taken likewiseat Manila by Mr. Agate; and to that of the Aramanga lad, by N E W 11 E B R I D E S. One day, at Tongataboo, I observed as I supposed, a Negro ladsporting in the midst of a group of native children. I should perhapshave thought nothing of the circumstance, had I not been told by aresident, that he was a native of the island of Aramanga. It ap-peared, that he had been brought in a trading vessel, about tenyears prev
. The races of man and their geographical distribution. ian Archipelago; to the portrait by Choris, of thegirl of Luzon, which may be compared with another, taken likewiseat Manila by Mr. Agate; and to that of the Aramanga lad, by N E W 11 E B R I D E S. One day, at Tongataboo, I observed as I supposed, a Negro ladsporting in the midst of a group of native children. I should perhapshave thought nothing of the circumstance, had I not been told by aresident, that he was a native of the island of Aramanga. It ap-peared, that he had been brought in a trading vessel, about tenyears previous. My informant, who was on board the vessel, stated, that the object of the voyage was, to cut sandalwood ; but so muchopposition was experienced from the natives, that after obtaining alittle, the enterprise was abandoned. Beards were rare at Ara-manga. On invitation, the lad subsequently came on board the Vincennes,bringing a little present of fruit; and I was thus enabled to examine U. Rrpei/Uicit. The ™ GIRIILIL© Una. YIa ^MIo. J)ri/wn /ty J. iJr/iyliin Klinoiiiiul Sf THE NEGRILLO RACE. 171 his features more particularly. The forehead was remarkably re-treating, with a horizontal sulcus or furrow, and the lower part of theface was very prominent; the lips were thick; the nose, hardly asbroad as in the Negro, and the eyes, though small and deeply sunk,were very lively; the cheeks were thin, and the limbs slender, withthe calf of the leff high. Notwithstanding his orange features, thecountenance was very pleasing, and he seemed unusually active andintelligent. Having been brought away when a child, he had for-gotten every word of his native language. It was reported of him,that at night, instead of seeking like his companions, the protection ofhouses, he resorted to the sea-shore, and buried himself in the sand. Captain Vanderford once visited Aramanga; and in circumnaviga-ting it, attempted at various points to open communication with thenatives; but he
Size: 1709px × 1462px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, booksubjectethnolo, bookyear1848
