A Racial Study of the Fijians

This listening experience offers a detailed, on‑the‑ground survey of Fiji’s native male population gathered during a seven‑month field study in the mid‑1950s. The narrator walks you through the author’s systematic approach, from selecting a broad sample across the islands to the precise measurements taken—height, limb proportions, skull dimensions, and a host of other physical traits. You’ll hear how the work situates the Fijians within the wider Pacific picture by comparing their data to neighboring Polynesian and Melanesian groups.

Beyond the raw numbers, the narrative highlights regional variations within Fiji itself, revealing how geography and local heritage shape the body’s form. Listeners gain a clear sense of the study’s aims, its careful methodology, and the early anthropological effort to map human diversity across the archipelago, all presented in an accessible, scholarly style.