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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



vol. 59 



seen that both the nasal dimensions as well as the nasal index are 

 higher in the old than in the young, though there are individual 

 exceptions. The breadth has augmented more than the length, hence 

 the higher index. 



KHARGA OASIS, MEN: NASAL MEASUREMENTS AND 

 INDEX IN RELATION TO AGE 



Averages: 



21 youngest individuals examined 



: 21 to 26 



25 oldest individuals 



examined: 



55 to 65 





years 



of age 







years 



of age 





Approxi- 

 mate age 



Length of 



Breadth of 



Nasal index 



Approxi- 

 mate age 



Length of 



Breadth of 



Nasal index 



of subject 



nose 



nose 





of subject 



nose 



nose 





21 



4-5 



3-6 



80 . 00 



55 



5-0 



3-7 



74-00 



22 



4 



9 



3 



8 



77-55 



55 



5 



8 



4 



2 



72.41 



23 



4 



9 



3 



55 



72.45 



55 



5 



15 



4 



15 



81.37 



23 



4 



7 



3 



25 



69.15 



55 



5 



1 



3 



7 



72.55 



24 



5 







3 



6 



72.00 



55 



5 







4 



1 



82.00 



24 



4 



6 



3 



7 



80.43 



55 



4 



6 



4 



35 



94.57 



24 



4 



8 



3 



3 



68.75 



55 



4 



55 



4 



2 



92.31 



24 



4 







3 



5 



87.50 



55 



4 



8 



3 



5 



72.92 



24 



4 



7 



3 



7 



78.72 



55 



4 



7 



4 



1 



87.23 



24 



5 



1 



3 



6 



70.59 



55 



5 



1 



4 



4 



86.27 



24 



4 



8 



3 



55 



73.96 



55 



5 



6 



4 







71.43 



24 



4 



9 



3 



7 



75.51 



55 



5 



5 



3 



4 



61.82 



25 



4 



6 



3 



75 



81.52 



55 



4 



4 



3 



8 



86.36 



25 



4 



6 



3 



65 



79-34 



55 



4 



6 



3 



65 



79-35 



25 



4 



8 



3 



7 



77.08 



55 



4 



6 



3 



5 



76.09 



25 



4 



9 



3 



8 



77-55 



55 



5 



1 



3 



7 



72.55 



26 



5 







3 



6 



72.00 



55 



4 



9 



3 



95 



80.6l 



26 



4 



8 



3 



7 



77.08 



55 



5 







3 



8 



76.OO 



26 



4 



4 



3 



35 



76.13 



55 



4 



6 



4 



05 



88.O4 



26 



5 



1 



3 



45 



67.65 



58 



5 



4 



4 







74.07 



26 



4 



8 



3 



9 



81.25 



60 



5 



1 



4 



5 



88.24 











60 



4 



8 



3 



9 



81.25 











60 



5 







4 



15 



83.OO 











60 



4 



8 



3 



65 



76.O4 











65 



5 







3 



4 



68.00 



24.3 



4.76 



(4.O-5.1) 



3.6 



(3.25- 

 3-9) 



75.8 

 (67.6- 



87.5) 



56.4 



4.97 3.9 



(4- 4-5.8),(3. 4-4- 5) 



78.8 



(61.8- 



94-6) 



The above comparison can be made still more complete by the 

 inclusion of the measurements and index that correspond to the 

 adults of mean age, or say those from 35 to 45. The data are then 

 as follows: 



