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The Andaman Islanders

LIST OF PLATES AND MAPS

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Frontispiece. An Andaman Islander shooting fish with bow and arrow on the reefs at Port Blair

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I. A young man of the North Andaman To face p. 26

II. A young married woman To,, face,, p.,, 27

III. A man of the North Andaman and his son. (The man’s height is 1438 mm., 4 feet 8 inches) To,, face,, p.,, 28

IV. A married woman of the Great Andaman wearing belts of Pandanus leaf and ornaments of Dentalium shell To,, face,, p.,, 29

V. A man of the Akar-Bale tribe with South Andaman bow and arrows, wearing belt and necklace of netting and Dentalium shell. (Height 1494 mm., 4 feet 9 inches) To,, face,, p.,, 30

VI. Portion of the village of Moi-lepto, Akar-Bale tribe. On the right is an unfinished mat of palm leaves for the roof of a new hut To,, face,, p.,, 32

VII. A hut in the village of Moi-lepto, showing the mode of construction To,, face,, p.,, 34

VIII. A village of the Middle Andaman To,, face,, p.,, 36

IX. Woman decorated with odu clay To,, face,, p.,, 120

X. Woman decorated with odu clay To,, face,, p.,, 121

XI. Three men and a young woman decorated with odu clay To,, face,, p.,, 122

XII. A young man decorated with white clay in readiness for a dance To,, face,, p.,, 124

XIII. A man with a pattern of white clay on his face To,, face,, p.,, 125

XIV. A woman with her child To,, face,, p.,, 126

XV. A young married woman, showing pattern scarified on body and arms To,, face,, p.,, 127

XVI. A girl during the ceremony at puberty, decorated with strips of Pandanus leaf To,, face,, p.,, 128

XVII. A woman wearing clay on her forehead as a sign of mourning To,, face,, p.,, 129

XVIII. A girl wearing her sister’s skull To,, face,, p.,, 132

XIX. The peace-making dance of the North Andaman To,, face,, p.,, 134

Map 1. South-eastern Asia, showing the present distribution of the Negrito Race To,, face,, p.,, 6

Map 2. The Andaman Islands, showing the distribution of tribes To,, face,, p.,, 11

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