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Face — Moderately high and broad; cheek bones sufficiently outstand- 

 ing to give face angular appearance, tapering from above, but 

 oval faces are common. 

 Eye-slit — Straight or slightly oblique; moderately wide open and in- 

 clined to be almond shaped; Mongolian fold slightly developed in 

 about 20 per cent. 

 Nose — Root : — middle broad and high, seldom small or flat. 



Bridge : — middle broad and usually straight, but 25 per cent are 



slightly concave, while two cases are convex. 

 Wings : — In most cases are thin, but are commonly thick ; both are 

 slightly arched. 

 Lips — Middle thick and double bowed (slightly). 

 Ears — Outstanding, with small close-growing lobes. 



VALLEY TINGUIAN 

 Observations on 35 females (see Plates V, VI) 



Range Average 



Height, standing meters 1.42 to 1.58 1.474 



Length of head " .161 to .186 .1743 



Breadth of head " .136 to .155 .1460 



Height of head (22 cases) " .119 to .138 .1301 



Breadth of zygomatic arches " .123 to .139 .1304 



Length of nose " .039 to .056 .046 



Breadth of nose ..* " .030 to .042 .0354 



Cephalic index 83.7 



Length-Height index 746 



Breadth-Height index 88.6 



Nasal index 76.9 



Eyes — Dark brown, 3-4 of Martin table. 



Hair — Usually brown black, but black is common. Sometimes straight, 



but generally slightly wavy. 

 Forehead — Considerable variation. Usually moderately high, broad, 



and vaulted, but is sometimes low and moderately retreating. 

 Crown and back of head — Middle arched. Two cases of flattening. 

 Face — Moderately high and oval. In a few cases angular, tapering 



from above. 

 Eye-slit — Generally oblique, moderately open and almond shape. Is 



sometimes straight and narrowly open. Mongolian fold slightly 



developed in about 25 per cent. 

 Nose — Root: — Moderately broad and either flat or slightly elevated. 



Bridge: — Middle broad and slightly concave. In five cases is 

 straight and in two is convex. 



Wings : — Equally divided between thick and thin. Slightly arched. 

 Lips — Middle thick and double bowed (slightly). 

 Ears — Outstanding, with small, close growing lobes. 



