RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1870-1871]. Abstract of Davis, Oceanic races, their hairs, etc., and the value of skulls in the classification of man. CUL-DAR85.A67. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. RN2
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Anthropolog Review no. 29 April 1870 p. 185. Mr Pritchard (*quoted by Dr B Davis) also resided many years in the Pacific isld says says the beard of the Fijian is "profuse & bushy & is his greatest pride" Whereas the Tongan & Samoan, inhabitant of not distant archipelago are "beardless & abhors a rough chin)
*This is also in same paper (p. 191) that on one isld also of the Ellice Group the "men are heavily bearded & not a little proud thereof".
(Man Sexual Selection)
Davis, J. Barnard. 1870. Oceanic races, their hairs, etc., and the value of skulls in the classification of man. Anthropological Review 8 no. 29 (April): 183-196. [CUL-DAR.LIB.PER-U388] PDF Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 349, n60: "Dr. Barnard Davis quotes Mr. Pritchard and others for these facts in regard to the Polynesians, in 'Anthropological Review,' April, 1870, 185, 191."
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