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THE BINUA OF JOIIOREr 
that of the Malay, but winch is sometimes wanting’ in them also. 
In a considerable number the lips are thick and projecting’, and this 
is sometimes carried so far that they are as prominent as the nose 
which seems to sit on the upper lip. The lips do not fonn an acute 
angle but are often almost in a line In one instance they even de¬ 
parted farther from the Malayan standard and formed an angle greats 
er than two right angles. The forehead has a moderate slope and 
in itsejf is well formed though small. But it is disproportioned to 
the face, the middle part of which, between the posterior part of the 
lower jaw and the upper part of the cheek bones, expands laterally 
much beyond the base of the forehead. The nose is always low and 
generally thick and lumpish, (the bridge being insignificant and caus¬ 
ing it at a little distance to appear like a low pyramid) whereas in the 
Malay, altho’ it is frequently of the same description, it is sometimes 
seen liigher and more shapely. Several classes of faces were well mark¬ 
ed, and to convey any accurate idea of the prevailing physiognomies at 
least a dozen portraits would be necessary. The same remark, it may 
be mentioned in passing, applies to the Malays, and probably to most 
races, and any one may satisfy himself of this on looking at the por¬ 
trait of a Malay given in Dr. Prichards’ Natural History of Man , 
There are many Malays of a similar type, but it is far from being the 
predominating one, and it conveys an erroneous and unfavourable im¬ 
pression of Malayan physiognomy. The safest method in works of 
the kind would be to give examples of all the most prevalent types. 
Tiie general shape of the head and features of the Binua assimilates 
to the Malayan, although it is decidedly smaller; but I am not sure 
whether more examples might not be obtained of approximation to 
Bugis faces than to .Malayan. I noticed many faces which remind¬ 
ed me of Bugis, and amongst the Mintira and Bcsisf this type 
also occurs. The rounded swelling forehead of the Bugis, however, 
which rises evenly from the cheek bones and gives a distinctive cha¬ 
racter to their physiognomy, detracts from this resemblance, which 
appears to be caused mainly by the almost feminine fullness, smooth¬ 
ness, and symmetry of all the outlines, the absence of angular promi¬ 
nences or depressions, and the pleasing softness and simplicity of the 
expression—all which are wanting in the Malay. It should be add¬ 
ed that the Bugis countenance bears an impress of intelligence, feel¬ 
ing, and sometimes, if it does not belie them, of a genial sensibility and 
imaginativeness. In many cases the Binua. face is fat and fleshy, and all 
the features heavy, but in general, although full and rounded, it is not 
fat. The greatest breadth is commonly across the cheek boues, but m 
