Title
Banga. L.-R. Fijian, Guadalcanal, Raosiara, Tongan
Reference Number
37
Creator
Date
c. 1955
Format
Description
"A number of these slides focus on physical types. I was skeptical of the conventional wisdom that saw Polynesians and Melanesians as distinct 'races.' I thought there was a striking amount of diversity in Melanesia, and suspected that the traditional dichotomy had as much to do with the convenience of a single boundary between two big geographical areas as anything else (except maybe the Europeans' prejudices). Anyway, I was kind of trying to assemble data. This particular group was an exceptional opportunity--it represented, I thought, individuals pretty well conforming to the stereotypes of Polynesian, Fijian, Western Solomoner, and unspecified Melanesian." -- (George Grace, April 2009)
See also slide number 230, in which the same four men are pictured. To read more about Dr. Grace's activities in the Solomon Islands, see TRIPP report 3 in our digitized documents. (Adobe PDF reader required.)
See also slide number 230, in which the same four men are pictured. To read more about Dr. Grace's activities in the Solomon Islands, see TRIPP report 3 in our digitized documents. (Adobe PDF reader required.)