LITERATURE CITEDBirdsell. J. B.1948. Racial Origin of the Extinct Tasmanians. Records of the QueenVictoria Museum, Tasmania, Vol. II, No. 3.Churchill, W.1911. The Polynesian Wanderings. Carnegie Institute of Washington,Publ. No. 134, Washington.Derrick, R. A.1951. History of Fiji. Printing and Stationery Dept., Suva, Fiji.Fornander, A.1878. The Polynesian Race. London.Hocart, A. M.1929. Lau Islands, Fiji. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bull. 62,Honolulu.Hooton, E. A.1946. Up From the Ape. Macmillan Co., New YorkHowells. W. W.1933. Anthropometry and Blood Types in Fiji and the Solomon Islands.American Museum of Natural History. Anthropological Papers, Vol. 33,Pt. 4.Roth, G. K.1953. The Fijian Way of Life. Oxford University Press, London.Simmon, R. T., J. J. Graydon, and G. Barnes1945. The Medical Journal of Australia, May 26.Sullivan, L. R.1922. A Contribution to Tongan Somotology. Bernice P. Bishop Museum,Vol. VIII, No. 4.Thomson, B.1908. The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom. Wm. Heinemann,London.
Birdsell. J. B.1948. Racial Origin of the Extinct Tasmanians. Records of the QueenVictoria Museum, Tasmania, Vol. II, No. 3.
Churchill, W.1911. The Polynesian Wanderings. Carnegie Institute of Washington,Publ. No. 134, Washington.
Derrick, R. A.1951. History of Fiji. Printing and Stationery Dept., Suva, Fiji.Fornander, A.1878. The Polynesian Race. London.
Hocart, A. M.1929. Lau Islands, Fiji. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bull. 62,Honolulu.
Hooton, E. A.1946. Up From the Ape. Macmillan Co., New York
Howells. W. W.1933. Anthropometry and Blood Types in Fiji and the Solomon Islands.American Museum of Natural History. Anthropological Papers, Vol. 33,Pt. 4.
Roth, G. K.1953. The Fijian Way of Life. Oxford University Press, London.
Simmon, R. T., J. J. Graydon, and G. Barnes1945. The Medical Journal of Australia, May 26.
Sullivan, L. R.1922. A Contribution to Tongan Somotology. Bernice P. Bishop Museum,Vol. VIII, No. 4.
Thomson, B.1908. The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom. Wm. Heinemann,London.
Stature: 173.3 cm.Weight: 172.1 lbs.Arm length: 75.1 cm.Leg length: 82.2 cm.Shoulder breadth: 41 cm.Hip breadth: 29.1 cm.Shoulder-hip index: 71.0Chest breadth: 28.8 cm.Chest depth: 22.8 cm.Thoracic index: 75.7Sitting height: 86.3 cm.Sitting height-stature index: 50.0Body build: Strongly mesomorphic
Head length: 187.2 mm.Head breadth: 156.9 mm.Cephalic index: 83.9Head height: 128.6 mm.Length-height index: 68.7Length-breadth index: 81.1Minimum frontal diameter: 109.8 mm.Fronto-parietal index: 70.0
Bizygomatic breadth: 146.7 mm.Cephalo-facial index: 93.2Zygo-frontal index: 75.3Bigonial breadth: 109.6 mm.Fronto-gonial index: 100.1Zygo-gonial index: 74.7Bicanine breadth: 39.8Total facial height: 122.3 mm.Total facial index: 84.1Upper facial height: 71.3Upper facial index: 48.9Nasal height: 53.1Nasal breadth: 45.5Nasal index: 85.6
FACEPronounced malarsModerately long faceWide goniaModerate chinModerate prognathismNOSEBroad bridgeWide rootModerate lengthThick tipFlaring nostrilsStraight profile
LIPSModerately thickPronounced lip seamModerate eversionEARSModerate sizeSmall lobeAttached lobeModerate protrusion
Black colorFrizzly formPronounced quantityCoarse textureIntermediate length
CURLY HAIR WAVY HAIR
20 per cent occurrence
26 per cent occurrence
No prognathismHigh foreheadModerate browridgesModerate prognathismLow, receding foreheadPronounced browridgesPronounced prognathismLow, receding foreheadVery pronounced browridges
Shorter statureNarrower shouldersDeeper chestDarker skinNarrower headBroader noseThicker lips
Heavier beard and body hairLower, more sloping foreheadMore compressed parietalsMore pronounced brow ridgesMore prognathic
Lighter skinLess beard and body hairWavy hairWider headHigher, steeper foreheadLess prognathicHigher, narrower noseModerately thick lips
[1]Hooton, 1946, pp. 735-763.
[1]Hooton, 1946, pp. 735-763.
[2]Derrick, 1946, pp. 5-6.
[2]Derrick, 1946, pp. 5-6.
[3]Ibid., pp. 7-8.
[3]Ibid., pp. 7-8.
[4]Population statistics from "Fiji Information," of 1954, issued by Public Relations Office, Suva, Fiji.
[4]Population statistics from "Fiji Information," of 1954, issued by Public Relations Office, Suva, Fiji.
[5]Hooton, 1946, p. 621.
[5]Hooton, 1946, p. 621.
[6]Birdsell, 1949, p. 120.
[6]Birdsell, 1949, p. 120.
[7]Fornander, 1878.
[7]Fornander, 1878.
[8]Churchill, 1911.
[8]Churchill, 1911.
[9]Hocart, 1929, p. 236.
[9]Hocart, 1929, p. 236.
[10]Howells, 1933, p. 335.
[10]Howells, 1933, p. 335.
[11]Roth, 1953, pp. 54, 55.
[11]Roth, 1953, pp. 54, 55.
[12]One pound deducted for dress (usually shorts only).
[12]One pound deducted for dress (usually shorts only).
[13]By subtracting sitting height from total stature.
[13]By subtracting sitting height from total stature.
[14]Cranial measurements are not distorted by cradling practice or other causes of deformation.
[14]Cranial measurements are not distorted by cradling practice or other causes of deformation.
[15]Howells records skin color with the von Luschan scale. I have adjusted this scale to my own.
[15]Howells records skin color with the von Luschan scale. I have adjusted this scale to my own.
[16]+ means medium or moderate; ++ means pronounced; +++ means very pronounced.
[16]+ means medium or moderate; ++ means pronounced; +++ means very pronounced.
[17]Observation taken on the chest.
[17]Observation taken on the chest.
[18]W. H. Sheldon,The Variation of Human Physique, Harper and Bros., 1940.
[18]W. H. Sheldon,The Variation of Human Physique, Harper and Bros., 1940.
[19]Birdsell, 1949, p. 120.
[19]Birdsell, 1949, p. 120.
[20]Hooton, 1946, p. 621.
[20]Hooton, 1946, p. 621.
[21]Howells, 1933, p. 332.
[21]Howells, 1933, p. 332.
[22]Simmonset al., 1945, pp. 3-4
[22]Simmonset al., 1945, pp. 3-4
[23]See pp. 1 and 4 of Introduction.
[23]See pp. 1 and 4 of Introduction.
[Transcriber's Note: Figures incorrectly entered as zero have been calculated and inserted in {}.]