THE AINUS, PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF JAPAN
The Ainus are a declining race, now confined to a small area in the Far East. They have, as is seen in this picture, handsome features and an abundance of hair. [See [page 312]].
Pueblo Indians. A semi-civilised race of North American Indians, dwelling in New Mexico and Arizona. They inhabit “pueblos,” or huge houses, often large enough to contain a whole tribe under one roof. They possess interesting religious and social customs, much studied by anthropologists. Their chief tribes are the Zunis, Teguas, Taos, Picuris, and Tusayas. The Moquis of Arizona are closely related to them.
Puelches, or Pampas Indians. A strongly-built, dark-skinned race of South American Indians, who inhabit the great plains or pampas from the Saladillo to the Rio Negro in Argentina. They are expert horsemen, from whom the [Gauchos] (q.v.) are derived.
Punjabis. Natives of the Punjab, in North-West India, mostly [Jats] and [Sikhs] (q.v.) belonging to the Hindu stock of the Aryan family. An agricultural and warlike people.
Puntis. See [CHINESE].
Pygmies. Dwarfish Negrito races of Central Africa, long considered to be mythical, but now well known to ethnologists. They include the Akkas and Wochuas of the Welle Basin, the Obongos of the Gaboon, the Batwas of South Congo, etc. In very early times they were known by repute to the Egyptians—on whose monuments they appear in the thirty-fourth century B.C.—and the Greeks. They live by the chase in the Central African forests, and use poisoned arrows. Other small races, such as the Bushmen, Lapps, Kalangs, Samangs, etc., have contributed to the fame of the Pygmies.
Quas. A Sudanese Negro tribe on the Ivory Coast, belonging to the [Nigerian group] (q.v.).
Quapaws. See [SIOUAN].