Brachio Melanesid
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| Similar Types | Mountain Melanesid, Bukaid, Insular Melanesid, Tapirid, Neo Melanesid |
| Group | Melanesid |
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Description
Atypical brachycephalic Melanesid variety native to Melanesia and New Guinea. In its most pronounced form in the Kerewo of Goaribari Island in the Papua Gulf - and the related Kiwai. Another centre lies in the Bismarck Archipelago. Occasionally in East New Guinea, highlanders (Bena Bena), and along the Bougainville Strait.[1]
Physical Traits
Dark reddish-brown skin. Usually tight-curly hair that is red or blonde in rare cases. Medium-height to rather short, brachyskelic, mesomorph to endomorph with long arms. (Mildly) brachycephalic, orthocranic with a mildly platyrrhine, high-rooted nose. Lips relatively thick, but not bulging. Deep-set eyes, chin somewhat stronger than in other Melanesids, occasionally prognathous, body hair moderate.