Where are Indonesians descended from?

Indonesian people are a mix of different genetic groups of Homo sapiens who travelled from Africa in waves spanning tens of thousands years via different routes to the archipelago.

What is the physical characteristics of Indonesian?

Indonesians are characterized by smallness of stature, light to dark-brown pigmentation, thick, sleek black hair, broad formation of the head, a wide nose, and thick lips. The inhabitants of eastern Indonesia have Negroid features, the result of intermarriage with the Papuans of New Guinea.

What kind of people are Indonesian?

Around 95\% of Indonesians are Native Indonesians (formerly grouped as “Pribumi”), with 40\% Javanese and 15\% Sundanese forming the majority, while the other 5\% are Indonesians with ancestry from foreign origin, such as Arab Indonesians, Chinese Indonesians, Indian Indonesians, and Indos.

What is the fashion in Indonesia?

Most Indonesians wear ‘western’ style clothing for everyday wear. Men wear pants and shirts, sometimes with a tie. Women generally wear dresses or skirts and blouses. Indonesian clothing is light in weight because of the hot and humid climate.

What are the major landforms in Indonesia?

Straddling the equator, this exotic archipelago encompasses myriad landforms, such as lowlands, mountains and volcanoes. The four largest landmasses are Borneo, Sumatra, New Guinea and Java.

Are Indonesians the original Mongoloids?

Majority of Indonesians are Austranesians and Mongoloids mixed. If Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans and Japanese belong to the mongoloid ethnicity, does this mean that Mongolians are the original Mongoloids, or is it just a coincidence that the words are similar? There was a time when scientists believed there were three races.

What race does indindonesia belong to?

Indonesia doesn’t belong to any ethnic or race, since İndonesia is multiculturally heterogeneous country which has over 700 languages and ethnicities, and located in trade routes. Either caucasoid, mongoloid, or even negroid can be Indonesian if he holds Indonesian ID card and passport.

What is the difference between Caucasoid and Mongoloid and Negroid?

The Caucasoid features are mainly available among the Europeans and their descendants. Mongoloid features are chiefly found in the peoples of Asia and Indonesia. The Indians of North and South America also exhibit some Mongoloid characteristics. But the Negroid features are restricted among the populations of Africa and Melanesia.

Are modern Southeast Asians considered to be Mongoloid?

Modern Southeast Asians are Mongoloid populations, thus they are considered as Mongoloid. The link you provided is about the Negrito people, they were the native population of several parts of South Asia (India) and Southeast Asia, but got mostly completely replaced by expanding Austroasiatic farmers (and later Austronesians).