56 Field Museum oe Natural History — Anth., Vol. "XII. 



PHYSICAL TYPE. 1 



An idea of the general appearance of the Bagobo can best be ob- 

 tained by a study of the accompanying photographs. Plates II-VIII. 



Measurements were made on thirty-thiee men and fifteen women. 

 The maximum height of the males was found to be 164.8 cm.; minimum 

 149.8 cm.; with an average of 158.6 cm. For the women the maximum 

 was 152.8 cm.; minimum 141 cm.; average 147.3 cm. 



The cephalic indices of the same individuals showed 84.5 as the 

 maximum, 74.3 minimum, and 78.8 the average for the males. The 

 maximum for the females was 83.1, minimum 76.2, average 80.7. 

 The average length-height index, taken from the tragus to the vertex, 

 of the same persons, was 69.8- maximum 75.6, minimum 65.1- for the 

 men; and for the women 73.1- maximum 76.6, minimum 70. 2-. 



The face is long, moderately broad, and the zygomatic arches are 

 seldom prominent. The forehead is high and full with supra-orbital 

 ridge slightly developed. The crown and back of the head are rather 

 strongly arched. The people are seldom prognathous, yet individuals 

 are met with w T ho are markedly so (Plate V). 



The lips are full and bowed; the chin is round and well formed. The 

 root of the nose is depressed; the ridge broad and generally inclined to 

 be concave, although straight noses are not uncommon. The nasal 

 wings are moderately broad and arched or swelled. The eye slits are 

 oblique and moderately open, showing dark or brown-black eyes. The 

 hair is brown-black and generally slightly wavy or loosely curled, while 

 in some cases it is found curled in locks. Women comb their hair 

 straight back and plaster it with cocoanut oil, but even this does not 

 prevent stray locks from creeping out. Both face and body hairs are 

 scanty and are generally removed, yet occasionally a man is seen who 

 has cultivated a few hairs into a fair semblance of a beard. 



The Bagobo, while well nourished, are inclined to be of slight build, 

 with very narrow waists. In color they are a light reddish brown with 

 a slight olive tinge which is more pronounced in the women than in the 

 men. 



In a brief summary, we can say that they are a short, slightly built, 

 metsati-cephalic people, with wavy hair, long faces, and broad, full noses 

 and lips. Individuals are met with who exhibit many of the physical 

 characteristics of the Negrito; 2 while still others, both in color and facial 

 lines, are comparable to the Chinese. 



: This subject will be treated fully in a separate publication. 

 2 Pygmy blacks of the Philippines. 



