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what greater than the différence between the Jabim, Hving on the coast near Finsch Harbour, 

 and the Kai, living in the adjacent mountains. The average standing height of H. B. women 

 amounts to g$.6°j of that of the maies (see also fig. 212); with Jabim and Poum women 

 SCHELLONG [1891] found 9S-3°I an ^ 97- l °lo res P-> with Tugeri women (Koch [1906, 203]) it 

 is 97°/ . With most of the eastern peoples the percentage is lower, also with Europeans : 

 94°/ (Manotjvrier [1902, 80]). The individual différences in the tribe itself are great, as 

 shown in the following table by MARTIN [1905, 242], supplemented with other measurements ; 

 also the people of the north coast are not so tall as some of the southern parts. DENIKER 

 [1900, 582] for British New Guinea gives 1674 m. m.. At the S. W. coast the standing height 

 increases from west to east (KOCH [1906, 203]). 



Table I. Standing height. 



M A L E. 



Médian. Minimum. Maximum. 



F E M A L E. 



Médian. Minimum. Maximum 



Papua Kowiai 

 Geelvink Bay . 



Humboldt Bay 

 Lake Sentâni . 

 Poum . 

 Tabim . 



Kai . . 



Astrolabe Bay 

 East New Guinea. 

 South „ 

 Bensbach River 

 Merauke 



Mimika . 

 Etna Bay 

 Fak Fak. 



1537 

 1633 

 1597 

 1543 

 1614 

 1606 

 1546 



1691 

 1700 

 1649 

 1643 

 ï°43 

 1557 



1480 

 1300 



1314 



1561 

 1517 

 1442 



1495 



1550 

 1507 

 1420 

 1398 

 1520 



1750 

 1755 

 1773 

 1712 

 1696 

 1598 

 1705 

 1692 



1577 

 1740 

 1692 

 1S10 



1880 

 1790 

 1727 

 1775 

 '599 



i5°9 

 1561 



1498 

 1530 



1567 

 1508 

 1520 



1310 

 1404 

 1419 

 1500 



1451 



1438 



1320 



143S 

 1390 



1510 



1534 

 1550 



1597 

 i55i 

 1570 



1570 

 1580 



Meyer. 



Van der Sande. 



» n n 



schellong. 



Hagen. 



schellong. 



Seligmann. 



Pb'CH. 



Koch. 



YVhether during the différent periods of life the growth shows the same variations as 

 with Europeans, could not be discovered. According to communications of Mr. J. M. DUMAS 

 who twice, with an interval of 2 years, visited Humboldt Bay, youths of 16 — 17 years had 

 during that period developed into manly forms and dimensions. It is sufhciently well known 

 that eastern people are early full-grown. This was also stated by HAGEN [1898, III], who, 

 however, for anthropometrical purposes separated a group of 20 — 25 years from the adults. 

 The measurements of my maie Papuans between 18 and 21 years, examined especially as to 

 standing height and biacromial breadth, proved to agrée with those of the older people, 

 for which reason I arranged them ail (also those of HAGEN) under one category; according 

 to MANOUVRIER [1902, 31] in this period the proportions of the skeleton are already fixed. 



The span of arms measured with the solid anthropometer in front of the chest, 

 proved to be much greater than the standing height. Schedules N°. 14 (PI. XXXVII) and 



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