Mishmis. A wild Tibetan hill tribe occupying the jungle-covered hills through which the Brahmaputra flows, on the northern border of Assam. Warlike and turbulent.
Missouri Indians. See [SIOUAN].
Mixtecs. An ancient Mexican race, contemporary with the [Toltecs] (q.v.), probably represented by the modern Miztecs of Oajaca.
Moabites. An ancient pastoral race of Semitic origin, ethnologically cognate with the Israelites, who dwelt on the east of the Dead Sea, and are now extinct.
Mœsogoths. See [GOTHS].
Mohawks. See [IROQUOIAN].
Mohicans. One of the most famous and warlike of redskin races, immortalised by Fenimore Cooper. See [ALGONQUIAN].
Mojos, or Moxos. A yellowish Indian race of Bolivia, akin to the Chiquitos.
Mokis. See [SHOSHONEAN].
Mongolic. One of the four great divisions of mankind. Typically characterised by yellowish skin, broad, flat features with prominent cheek-bones, broad skulls, mesognathous jaws, and oblique, almond-shaped eyes, with black, lank and coarse hair. The Manchus are a typical Mongolic race. The Mongolic races are mostly found in Asia, which is chiefly peopled by their stocks. The name “Mongolic” has replaced the older “Turanian.”