Published in 1910 by J. B. Lippincott Company , this volume is a key text of early 20th-century physical anthropology, representing three years of investigation of the Filipinos by Robert Bennett Bean during the American colonial period. The study is based on extensive measurements of students from Manila's Trade and Normal Schools, Igorots, and residents of Taytay and Cainta. Bean introduces novel anthropometric methods, establishing factors like the "omphalic index" and ear form as indices of human type. The work attempts to segregate the Filipino population into distinct "types" or "species" (e.g., Iberian, Primitive, Australoid) using physical characteristics like the cephalic index, nasal index, and stature, correlating these classifications with the principles of Mendelian inheritance. It serves as a significant document reflecting the era’s academic efforts to racially categorize populations in American-administered territories.
The racial anatomy of the Philippine islanders : introducing new methods of Anthropology...