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Etwas weiter (1. c. pag. 344) sagt der Autor: „Some authors, and among them MEYER 

 deny „constitutionelle Unterschiede", others consider the mountaineers, differing, even in a 

 relatively narrow island as Jâpen, so much from the coast people as the autochthones driven 

 inland by taller, overbearing invaders. Where short people is found at the coast, this must 

 be regarded as a proof that no invaders from over the sea hâve ever landed hère (Waba. 

 S.E. corner of the inner bay of Humboldt Bay). Every where I could note the overbearing 

 conduct of the coast people". 



Nachdem V. D. Sande weiter auch Gebirgsbevôlkerung im Siïden erwàhnt hat, àussert 

 er sich ùber das Vorkommen von Pygmàen in Neu-Guinea mit den folgenden Worten (1. c. pg. 344) : 

 „It must still be remarked, that living pygmies hâve as yet been reported only from the 

 interior" (d'Albertis, van Hasselt, Ellis, Nachrichten, Biro, Weule, Robinson, PoCH). 

 Moreover, those who regard the negritoes as the infantile, undeveloped form of ail negroes 

 (StaNILAND Wake) that lias also preceded the papuans themselves in New Guinea (ALLEN), 

 could also expect such forms exactly in the interior. However, basing their opinion on the 

 study of skulls, some anthropologists hâve pointed out the présence of negritoes or negrito- 

 papuans cross-breeds at the north, where the inland people are harassed by those of the 

 coast, the population of the mountains in the south seems to be strongest and drive the hill 

 people towards the coast and in some places (Haddon) even advances till there. As an 

 example of this state of affaires the raids to the S.W. coast by the Angàdi people (Lake 

 Jamur) really incited and aided by people of Geelvink bay hâve already been recorded above. 

 That there are exceptions to this rule is demonstrated by the Tugeri, who formerly on their 

 hunts also ascended the rivers and tall inland people are reported by CHALMERS. Therefore 

 on the northern parts of the island we see the people being driven further inland, whilst at 

 the southern parts exist a „ continuai pressure from the mountains towards the coast" 

 (HADDON 1900) .... both thèse facts combined mean a mass removal over the whole breadth 

 of the island from north to south. Verbal communications so far confirm this as some coast 

 people of Kaiser YYilhelms-Land déclare that they hâve corne over the sea; whilst some of 

 the south coast relate that the birth place of the tribe was in the interior and that by 

 fighting they came to the coast. Researches like those of HADDON will throw the true light 

 on this matter." 



Dièse zusammenfassende Betrachtung von V. D. Sande fuhrt zur Frage ob, angenommen 

 dass die Inlandstàmme der Pêséchëm und Môrup durch neue Ansiedler von der Nordkùste 

 nach dem Gebirge getrieben worden sind, an der Nordkiiste noch Reste einer ehemaligen 

 Bevôlkerung, von der jetzigen verschieden, anzutreffen sind. 



Mit Vorsicht ist, hinsichtlich dieser Frage, die Mitteilung von MOSZKOWSKI (27) zu 

 erwàhnen, dass, dem Mamberano Flusse entlang, die Inlandpapuanen durchschnittlich langer 

 sind als die neu angesiedelten Kustenstàmme. Dièse letzteren, welche nach MoSZKOWSKl 

 n zum grossen Teil erst in den letzten Jahrzehnten von den Insein im Norden des Geelvink- 

 Bai nach dem Mamberano eingewandert sind" (1. c. pag. 317); miissten dann als Reste einer 

 àlteren (Insel-r)Bevolkerung angesehen werden. Von ihnen sagt der Autor: „Der Anklang 

 der Kustenstàmme mit den Wildstàmmen Hinterasiens liegt nicht nur in dem hàufig vorkom- 

 mendem cymotrichen Haar, sondern auch in dem „ausserordentlich zierlichen, geradezu grazilen 

 Knochenbau, kleinen Hànden und Fùssen; den verhàltnissmàssig kurzen Extremitàten im Vergleich 



