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| The anthropometry of Pukapuka. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 38, pt. 3 |
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| Title: | The anthropometry of Pukapuka. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 38, pt. 3 |
| Authors: | Shapiro, Harry Lionel, 1902- Beaglehole, Ernest, 1906- Beaglehole, Pearl, 1910- |
| Issue Date: | 1942 |
| Publisher: | New York City : By order of the Trustees of the American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 38, pt. 3 |
| Abstract: | "The anthropometric data on 204 natives of Pukapuka, evenly divided as to sex are herein presented. On the basis of a comparative study of the means, the Pukapukan population appears to be intimately related to the western Polynesians, particularly those of Samoa and Tonga. Two deviations among the Pukapukans from the standards of western Polynesia create, however, a blemish on the purity of this kinship. The Pukapukans have noticeably shorter and slightly wider heads than the Samoans and Tongans. Such a divergence is possible simply as a consequence of isolation and the dominance of family lines in a relatively small population. Another explanation takes into account possible influences from the strongly brachycephalic populations of central Polynesia focusing in the Society Islands. The other significant departure among the Pukapukans from Polynesian characteristics is their significantly reduced stature. In view of the contiguity of Pukapuka to Micronesia which is sharply distinguis... |
| Description: | p. 141-169 ; 24 cm. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/295 |
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