vails among the inhabitants. Thus, in the Gabun alone, W ilson
distinguishes'at least live very marked types. “ 1. There is the
Jewish type, where the profile is strikingly Jewish, the complexion
either a pale or reddish brown, the head well-formed, figure slender,
but well-formed, and the hair nearly as woolly a$ that of the pure
Negro. 2. There is another, that may be regarded as the Fulah
type, where the stature is of middle size, complexion a dark brown,
the face oval, and features regular, the hair in some cases crisp or
woolly, and in others soft and even silky. 3. The Kaffir type, where
the frame is large and strong, the complexion a reddish-brown, the
lips thick, but not turned out, the nose somewhat dilated, but not
flat like the Negro, the hands and feet well-formed, but the hair is
crisp or woolly. 4. A type corresponding to the description given
of the Kamerun and Corisco men, and in some cases showing a
decided approximation to the features of the SomaUlis, represented
in Prichard’s work on the physical history of Man. 5. What may
be regarded as an approximation to the true Negro type, the most
striking instance of which we have ever seen, is that of a man by
the name of Toko, whose likeness is to be found in the Day-Star,
for 1847. But even this shows a much better formed head, and a
more intelligent countenance, than belongs to the pure Negro.” 255
In a Benguella- skull in the Collection (No. 421), the forehead is
broad and capacious, the calvarial arch full and regular, the posterior
region appears elongated in consequence of the angle formed by tho
junction of a large Wormian piece and the occiput proper; face regular,
superior maxillae prognathous. » A Mozambique skull (No. 423),
resembles in form that of the Benguella. and Kroos. In another
Mozambique head (No. 1245), however, the forehead is narrower
and higher. A cast of a Mozambique skull, recently added to the
Collection, presents an ^exceedingly low and degraded form. Three
Hottentot heads are long, compressed anteriorly; foreheads l e y ; the
whole face small and prognathous, the slope, from the glabella to
the upper alveolus, being continuous; the occipital region protuberant.
Only one of these heads approximates the pyramidal form.
Two Kaffir skulls are characterized by high, peaked foreheads; the
sagittal suture marked by a prominent ridge, and the calvaria pyramidal
in form. Two Hova skulls have the base long and narrow,
the vertex flat, the orbits narrow and high, and the superior maxillse
prominent. . ■
The reader will obtain some idea of the different cranial forms of
Africa, by glancing at the annexed cuts (Figs. 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58),
255 Op. cit., p. 19.
taken from the works of M orton, P r ic h a r d , and M a r t in , and
representing a few of both the higher and lower conformations
of the skull.
Fig- 53. F i g . 64.
K a f f i r .
A s h a n t e e .
Fig. 55. Fig. 56.
B u sh m a n .
Fig. 67.
M o zam b iq u e .
Fig. 68.
Cr e o i e N e g e o . M u m m ie d N e g b e s s .
Passing from Africa to America by the way of the Canary Isles,
we encounter a peculiar type or form of skull —that of the ancient
Guanches, who inhabited these Isles before they fell into the possession
of the Spaniards. The annexed cut (Fig.'59, on next page,)
shows that this type is neither African nor American, but appertains