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than among the coast people (Wallace [1869, II, 187], D'Albertis [1880, I, 48, 215, 217]). Van der 

 Goes [1858, 113] stated that on the S. W. coast the natives of the islands were lighter-skinned than those 

 on the coast, and the latter lighter than those of the mountains [La, 116]. 



In British New Guinea, dark people are met in the western part, in the Gulf and near the 

 FI}- estuary (Macgregor [1S97, 28], Atlee Hunt [1905, 7]). In a few cases the mountaineers are reported 

 to be the darkest (Seligmann [1906, 234]), generally the mountain people are the lightest-skinned (DAlbertis 

 [1SS0, II, 123], Chalmers [1885, 36, 142], Annual Report [1896 — 97, 12], [1904 — 05, 5]). From this 

 the conclusion used to be drawn that the light-skinned people formed the true autochthones of New Guinea, 

 populating the whole interior (D'Albertis [1880, II, 377]). Ail thèse observations, confusing as they may 

 appear, will obtain their proper importance by combining them with others, in anthropogeographical 

 studies like those of Haddon [1900]. 



As far as my investigations go there are no black Papuans (see also DE Clercq 

 and SCHMELTZ [1893, PL XL — XLII]), there is always a brown mixed with the colour, on 

 this point I agrée with DENIKER [1900, 47] and MEYER [1874, 97], the latter of whom 

 remarks that in contrast the African Negro is "grau-schwarz". Even the Tugeri are brown 

 (SCHMELTZ [1903, 202], PôCH [1906a, 897]). Avoiding the word "black" KEANE [1880, 285] 

 therefore tabulâtes the Papuans under "Dark Races"; the same with the Australians who are 

 neither quite black (BONWICK [1887, 201]). Meanwhile I owe to the reader this practical 

 hint : without previous washing a correct opinion of the colour of the skin can seldom be 

 obtained. After washing with soap half of a young man's face at Horna, this proved 1 or 2 

 shades of Broca lighter than the other half. Ail the natives of the interior, but especially the 

 Sékânto and the mountaineers, looked dirty. It appears further on that the palms of 

 the hands among the people of Lake Sentâni and H. B. are lighter than among the Jabim 

 (SCHELLOXG [1S91, 160]); this may be explained by the fact, that the former almost 

 daily, when fishing or boating, corne in contact with water. Notwithstanding this relatively 

 greater cleanliness, I could not take any plaster casts or imprints of the hands without a 

 previous washing. 



The lighter colour of the skin of the newly born, observed by VON RoSENBERG 

 [1875, 88] amongst the Arfak, also mentioned by SCHELLONG [1889, 13], POCH [1905, 440] 

 and MACLAY [1873a, 230] of K. W. Land, remains visible, according to the latter, in the 

 maie sex up to the 20 th year, and indeed it could be noticed that N os . 41 and 42, boys 

 of 12 and 14 years resp., were one shade of Broca lighter than the fullgrown (see also De 

 Clercq and Schmeltz [1893, PI. XLI, fig. 5]). 



The lighter skin colour of the women, common with most coloured races (DENIKER 

 [1900, 51]), asserted in connection with the people of Mowat (D'ALBERTIS [18S0, II, 189]), and 

 already mentioned with respect to Humboldt Bay by Van DER GOES [1858, 172] and 

 PARKINSON [1890, 24], I found limited to one shade of Broca. 



The figures given below relate to the men, where two numbers are mentioned, the 

 colour referred to lies in between, nearest to the number mentioned first. Little différence 

 has been noted between the Sentàni and Humboldt Bay people, the latter being slightly 

 darker and having less red in the colour of their skin. So, for instance type 29 on Lake 

 Sentâni may correspond with 37 or 37 — 43 in Humboldt Bay. The deepest colours of 

 Broca, be it observed by those who maintain the occurrence of dark negro black, were noted 

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