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Natives of Vanikoro.
(Fac-simile of early engraving.)

According to D'Urville the people of the Celebes resemble in externals the Polynesians rather than the Malays. They reminded him of the natives of Otaheite, Tonga Tabou, and New Zealand, much more than of the Papuans of Darei Harbour, the Harfous of Bouron, or the Malays, with their square bony faces.

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Project Gutenberg's Celebrated Travels and Travellers, by Jules Verne Published 1881

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