276 COLOUE OF THE HAIK AND SKIN. 



very hig-h behind, the face broad from the great 

 projection and height of the cheek bones and de- 

 pression at the temples ; the chin narrow in front, 

 slig-htly receding, with prominent angles to the jaw ; 

 the nose more or less flattened and widened at the 

 wings, with dilated nostrils, a broad, slightly arched 

 and gradually rounded bridge, puUed dowTi at the 

 tip by the use of the nose-stick j and the mouth 

 rather wide, with thickened lips, and incisors flat- 

 tened on top as if ground down. 



Although the hair of the head is almost invariably 

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

 out into a mop, instances were met with in which 

 it had no wooUy 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 black, and when long, pale or 

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

 were observed having it naturally of a brig-ht red 

 colour, but stiQ woolly. The beard and moustache, 

 ^vhen present, which is seldom the case, are always 

 scanty, and there is very little scattered hair upon 

 the body. 



The colour of the skin varies from a light to a 

 dark copper colour, the former being the prevailing 

 hue J individuals of a light yenoT\"ish 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. 



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