xxv, 410 pages, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
OCLC
ocm00653844, ocm15167904
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site.
Also available in microform.
Measurements and their importance in anthropology -- Hair and eye colour -- Value of head-form in anthropology -- The nose -- The ethnography of the Dordogne district -- The evolution of the cart -- The origin of the Irish jaunting-car -- Toys and games; cat's cradle and kites -- Toys and games; tops and tug-of-war -- The bull-roarer -- The singing games of children -- "London Bridge": foundation sacrifice -- "Draw a pail of water": water worship -- Courting games -- Funeral games -- Practical suggestions for conducting ethnographical investigations in the British islands