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shorter than that of the male but is relatively narrow in respect 

 to its length. 



Hand-Stature Index. 

 In the male the hand-stature index averages 10.8, the extremes 

 are 13.1 and 9.6, and the variation range is 3.5. In the female 

 the average is 12.5, the extremes 13.3 and 9.9, and the variation 

 range 3.4. This greater index in the female is due largely to 

 her shorter stature. These results are very similar to those 

 obtained by the former expedition and the Quichua seem to 

 closely resemble the North American Indians and Mongoloid 

 races generally in hand proportions. No measurements were 

 made of forearm and arm but the results of the previous expe- 

 dition showed that the Quichua were high in the dolichokerkic 

 group. The following table makes possible a comparison of the 

 results of the two expeditions : — 



Yale-Nat. Geog. Exp. Yale-Nat. Geog. Exp 



1912 191S 

 Hand-Stature index 5 



Average 10.9 10.8 



Maximum 12.2 13.1 



Minimum 9.6 9.6 



Variation Range 2.6 3.5 



The seriation table in the appendix shows that the index is 

 more scattered in the female than in the male. 



Foot Measurements. 



The left foot was measured in 83 males and 68 females. The 

 measurement was made with the weight somewhat on the toes 

 so that they are extended rather than flexed. 



In the male the average length is 238.5 millimeters, the extremes 

 294 and 181, and the range of variation 113. In the females the 

 average length is 214, the extremes 235 and 192, with a variation 

 range of 43. The results of the 191 2 Expedition showed an 

 average foot length for the male of 244, with extremes of 274 

 and 220. and a variation range of 54. The results of the two 

 expeditions, so far as the average length is concerned, are nearly 

 alike, but the extremes and variation are quite different. The 

 female not only shows a much lower average foot length than 

 the male but the longest female foot, 235, is less than the average 



