Excerpt from Guide to the Specimens Illustrating the Races of Mankind (Anthropology) Exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History)
The collection of anthropological specimens (that is to say, specimens illustrating the physical structure of the body of Man and his position in the Animal Kingdom, as distinct from his works) is at present in its infancy, and requires an almost indefinite increase in order to make it anything like representative. Although skeletons and skulls of the races of Mankind have for many years formed a portion of the zoological collection, the anthropological series in its present form is due to the initiation of the late Sir W. H. Flower, by whom special interest was taken in this section of the Museum.
Unfortunately, of late years the anthropological series has not increased so rapidly as is desirable. It may be hoped that the publication of this Guide-Book will stimulate public interest, and thus lead to the growth of the collection.
The attention of those who may have the opportunity of photographing any of the native races of mankind may be directed to the importance of taking such photographs from two aspects, - full-face and in profile - after the manner of most of the illustrations in this Guide-Book. It is only when taken from these two aspects that photographs are capable of accurate comparison with one another, and it is therefore these alone that are of any value to the anthropologist.
The present Guide-Book is the work of Mr. R. Lydekker, to whom has been entrusted the formation and arrangement of the anthropological series in its present form.
For figures 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 the Museum is indebted to the proprietor of Knowledge and Scientific News.
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