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" I was much struck with this, when in the island of Bali I saw Chinese traders who had adopted the costume of that country, and who could then hardly be distinguished from Malays ; and, on the other hand, I have seen natives of Java who, as far as physiognomy... "
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General ... - Page 324
1888
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Nature, Volume 23

Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1881 - 770 pages
...observers. " The Malayan race," says Wallace, " as a whole undoubtedly very closely resembles the East Asian populations from Siam to Manchuria. I was much struck...was concerned, would pass very well for Chinese." Hence Ue Quatrefages rightly rejects the claim of the Malays to be regarded as a fundamental type....
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The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of ..., Volume 2

Alfred Russel Wallace - Ethnology - 1869 - 376 pages
...as a whole, undoubtedly very closely resembles the East Asian populations, from Siam to Mandchouria. I was much struck with this, when in the island of...physiognomy was concerned, would pass very well for Chinese. Then, again, we have the most typical of the Malayan tribes inhabiting a portion of the Asiatic continent...
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The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Oranguatan, and the Bird of Paradise ...

Alfred Russel Wallace - Ethnology - 1869 - 692 pages
...as a whole, undoubtedly very closely resembles the East Asian populations, from Siam to Mandchouria. I was much" struck with this, when in the island of Bali I saw Chinese traders who had adopted the cos- • tume of that country, and who could then hardly be distinIN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO. 593 squished...
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The Contemporary Review, Volume 21

Great Britain - 1873 - 966 pages
...as a whole, undoubtedly very closely resembles the East Asian populations from Siam to Mandchouria. I was much struck with this, when in the island of...was concerned, would pass very well for Chinese." (Vol. ii., pp. 441-2, and 453.) Before making any remarks on this description, I will quote the following...
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The Races of Man: And Their Geographical Distribution

Oscar Peschel - Social Science - 1876 - 560 pages
..."I was much struck when, in the island of Bali, I saw Chinese traders who had adopted the costumes of that country, and who could then hardly be distinguished...was concerned, would pass very well for Chinese." Latham speaks of the physical characters of the Malays as " truly Indo-Chinese," <5 and in another...
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The Races of Man, and Their Geographical Distribution

Oscar Peschel - Anthropology - 1876 - 584 pages
...historical evidence can be found." 43 Wallace decides the matter when he writes,*4 " I was much struck when, in the island of Bali, I saw Chinese traders who had adopted the costumes of that country, and who could then hardly be distinguished from Malays, and, on the other...
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Notices of the Proceedings, Volume 8

Royal Institution of Great Britain - Science - 1879 - 696 pages
...as a whole, undoubtedly very closely resembles tho East Asian population from Siam to Mandehouria. I was much, struck with this, when in the island of...physiognomy was concerned, would pass very well for Chinese. " It appears, therefore, that whether we consider their physical conformation, their moral characteristics,...
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Notices of the Proceedings at the Meetings of the Members of the ..., Volume 8

Royal Institution of Great Britain - Science - 1879 - 698 pages
...as a whole, undoubtedly very closely resembles the East Asian population from Siam to Mandchouria. I was much struck with this, when in the island of...distinguished from Malays ; and, on the other hand, I havo seen natives of Java, who, as far as physiognomy was concerned, would pass very well for Chinese....
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The Journal of the Royal institution of Great Britain. Notices of ..., Volume 8

Royal institution of Great Britain - 1879 - 724 pages
...as a whole, undoubtedly very closely resembles tho East Asian population from Siam to Mandehouria. I was much struck with this, when in the island of Bali I saw Chinese traders who had adopted tho costume of that country, and who could then hardly bo distinguished from Malays ; and, on tho other...
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The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and ..., Volume 9

Anthropology - 1880 - 530 pages
...as a whole, undoubtedly very closely resembles the East' Asian populations from Siam to Mandchouria. I was much struck with this when in the island of...was concerned, would pass very well for Chinese."* 15. With the kings of Siam may also be compared their contemporary the present King of Camboja (Mouhot,...
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