The Native Races of the Indian Archipelago: Papuans |
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aborigines Alfoers Amboyna Andamans animal appeared approach arms arrows Arru Arruans bamboo boat Borneo bows brought to Pinang brown race brown tribes Bruijn Kops canoes Captain Stokoe Ceram characteristics chief chiefly civilized coast of Australia coast tribes Cobourg Peninsula cocoa-nut consisted Croker Island custom Dory Dourga Strait Dutch eastern Ethnographical European Expedition favourable feet fire fish flotilla forehead Guinea Gulf of Carpentaria habits hair head Indian Archipelago inhabitants intercourse interior Kedah London Macassar maize Malay Malayan Mallat Melville Island miles Modera Moluccas mountain Papuans native tribes Negritos negroes neighbourhood neighbouring north coast nose obtained Outanatas Papoewas party peculiar Peninsula Philippines Port Essington prahus present probably resembling reside river savage Semang settlement ships shore skin slaves Solor spears strangers Sumbawa Tidore Timor traders trees trepang Triton tufted Valentyn vessels village visited Voyage wild wild hogs women wood woolly yams
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