- Caucasian variety (white): light-skinned people of Europe and
surrounding areas
- Mongolian variety (yellow): eastern Asia
- Ethiopian variety (black): dark-skinned people of Africa
- American variety (red): native peoples of the New World
- Malay variety (brown): Pacific islands and native peoples of Australia
(aborigines)
This model was an expansion of Linnaean's four-race system, radically shifting the thought that geography alone defined race and added the hierarchy of worth.
This compartmentalization does not allow for cross-cultural relations to be a reality. In examining my own family, I cannot fathom how we would fit into any model. I decided that in order to understand, I needed to create my family tree using this "original modern racial classification".
This is a really interesting piece and I like how you have tried to really break it down, in almost a scientific way. I love how one can also see the map upside down in the mirror. I love cartography and you can actually purchase upside down maps (you may already know this but here it is: http://www.swiftmaps.com/servlet/the-274/World-Upside-Down-Wall/Detail). I find them so interesting not only because it shows the world in a different view but because USA and Europe don't stand out at all! I find that to be fascinating.
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