Illustrated London News 1878 vol.72 page 539

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TitleIllustrated London News 1878 vol.72 page 539DescriptionThe article summarizes a lecture by Professor W. H. Flower on the Indigenous peoples of Oceania, outlining six major groups—Australians, Tasmanians, Melanesians, Negritos, Malays, and Polynesians—and describing their physical traits, histories, and geographic distribution. He emphasizes the urgency of documenting their cultures and ways of life, which he warns are rapidly disappearing under European colonial expansion. The talk was illustrated with photographs, artifacts, and anatomical specimens.Year1878Volume72Page Number539FormatNewspaper article

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Subject (keywords)Ethnology -- OceaniaIndigenous peoples -- OceaniaPart of Newspaper CollectionIllustrated London News: New Zealand Content 1842-1902

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Illustrated London News 1878 vol.72 page 539