Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula - Sabrizain.org

78 RACIAL AFFINITIES part
only noticed in two or three of the men that habitually
wild expression which occurs more frequently amongst
the Berembun tribes. The mouth varies greatly, but in
all is open and entirely devoid of that degree of firm-
ness which generally characterises that of the Malay,
but which is sometimes wanting in them also. In a
considerable number the lips are thick and projecting,
and this is sometimes carried so far that they are as
prominent as the nose. The lips do not form an acute
angfle but are often in a line. The forehead has a
moderate slope, and in itself is well formed, though
small. But it is disproportionate to the face, the
middle part of which, between the posterior part of
the lower jaw and the upper part of the cheek-bones,
expands laterally much beyond the base of the fore-
head. The nose is always low, whereas in the Malay,
although it is frequently of the same description, it is
sometimes seen higher and more shapely. The general
shape of the head and features of the Benua assimilates
to the Malayan, although it is decidedly smaller ;
but
it is not clear whether more examples might not be
obtained of approximation to Bugis faces than to
Malayan. In many cases the Benua -Jakun face
is fat and fleshy and all the features heavy, but in
general it is not fat. The greatest breadth is commonly
across the cheek-bones, but in several instances where
the jaws were prominent the lower part of the face was
broadest. Viewed in profile, the jaw-bones are seen
to advance more than in the Malays in general, so
that the chin, lips, and extremity of the nose are in
one line, approaching to the vertical, which forms an
obtuse angle with that on which the nose and fore-
head are placed. Physically they may be considered a
link between the Negrito ("negro") and brown races