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slightly that of the latter. Evidently this is due to the rear, and the mean of the bulk 

 (150 — 160 cm. or 145 — 165 cm.) is with 154,8 cm. hardly higher than that of the Timorini, 

 even when the latter is reduced to 154,4 cm - by leaving out the "giant" of 171,5 cm. 



So the Dyak must be considered as a people of the same stature as the Timorini, but 

 with a distinct tendency to a higher one, as 8, or 20% of the objects, are above 160 cm. 



M. 1559 

 Med. m. 155.5 



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135 140 



170 175 



Standing height '). 



This might be easily explained by the immédiate vicinity of Malayan settlers or by Chinese 

 influence, so clearly shown by their outward appearance. In the principal group however we 

 are not able to recognize two éléments; a pigmy-strain is not évident. 



SKIN. 



The colour of ail Papuan tribes I studied was of a dark brown. It is dark enough to 

 explain the nickname of "Blacks" for the unwashed indigènes. This in déviation from the colour 

 of the peoples of the Dutch-Indies who cannot possibly be called othervvise than brown if 

 not yellow, as for instance my Dyak. From the coast travelling inland along the Mamberamo 

 to the Central Mountains, I was not struck by any altération in colour. Nor did I find a 

 single case of albinism. Among the few sucklings I examined especially among the Timorini, 

 the Mongolian blue spot was not found. 



The elsewhere widely spread diseases of the skin, as scabies, cascado, ringworm, appeared 

 to be absent among the Timorini. The smell of the skin distinguished itself clearly from that of 

 the inhabitants of the plain, and fortunately in the favourable meaning of the word, which was 

 probably due to their compléter nakedness. We did not find out, if they ever took a bath ; 



i) For this and ail the following diagrams M means average or mean, Med. m. means Médian magnitude and 

 Mo means Mode. For the groups below the doubled line direct comparison is permitted in ail of the following diagrams 

 (the same length of body), for the groups thereabove not. 



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