The Andamanese are the various indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands, part of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the union territory in the southeastern part of the Bay of Bengal. The Andamanese
Group of Andamanese in c. 1903 or earlier
Members of an unspecified Andamanese tribe fishing in c. 1870
Great Andamanese men, women and children, 1876
Group of Andamanese hunting, early 20th century
The term Negrito refers to several diverse ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia and the Andaman Islands. Populations often described as Negrito include: the Andamanese peoples of
Andamanese peoples
…Bay of Bengal. The Andamanese are a designated Scheduled Tribe in India's constitution. The Andamanese people are among the various groups considered Negrito, owing to their dark skin and diminutive stature. All Andamanese traditionally lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and appear to have lived in substantial…
A Luzon Negrito with spear
Batek family in Malaysia.
A young Onge mother with her baby (Andaman Islands, India, 1905)