276 COLOUE OF THE HMR AND SKIN. 



very hig^li behind^ the face broad from the great 

 projection and heig'ht of the cheek bones and de- 

 pression at the temples j the chin narrow in front^ 

 shg'htlj receding"^ with prominent angles to the jaw ; 

 the nose more or less flattened and widened at the 

 wing's^ with dilated nostrils^ a broad^ slig'htl}' arched 

 and gTadually rounded bridg^e^ pulled dov/n at the 

 tip b}'' the use of the nose-stick 3 and the mouth 

 rather wide^ with thickened lips^ and incisors flat- 

 tened on top as if ground down. 



Althouo'h the hair of the head is almost invariablv 

 woolly^ and^ if not cropped close^ or shaved^ frizzled 

 out into a mop^ instances were met with in which 

 it had no woolly tendency^ but was either in short 

 curls^ or long* and soft without conveying any harsh 

 feeling to the touch. In colour too it varied^ 

 although usually blacky and when long^ pale or 

 reddish at the tips ;* yet some jDcople of both sexes 

 were observed having it naturally of a bright red 

 colour^ but still woolly. The beard and moustache^ 

 when present^ which is seldom the case^ are alwa3^s 

 scanty^ and there is very little scattered hair upon 

 the bod}^ 



The colour of the skin varies from a lio-ht to a 

 dark copper colour^ the former being the prevailing* 

 hue y individuals of a light yellowish brown hue are 

 often met with^ but this colour of the skin is not 

 accompanied by distinctive features. 



* 



Probably artificially produced, as is known to be effected by 

 means of lime water, by the inhabitants of the north-west coast of 

 New Guinea. 



