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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 59 



KHARGA OASIS, MEN: WIDTH OF THE MOUTH 



Number of individuals measured : 100. 



Average: 5.4 cm. (1st 50: 5.4; 2d 50: 54cm.) 



Median : 5.4 cm. Mode : 5.3 cm. 



Minimum : 4.7 cm. Maximum : 6.0 cm. 











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The breadth of the mouth, as will be more clearly seen from the 

 succeeding figures, bears to some extent a direct relation with the 

 breadth of the nose, the breadth of the face and especially with age. 



KHARGA OASIS, MEN: RELATION OF WIDTH OF MOUTH TO BREADTH OF 

 FACE, BREADTH OF NOSE, AND TO AGE 



Averages: 



23 narrowest mouths: 5.1 cm. and less 



20 wi 



dest mouths: 



5.8 cm. and 



more 



Width of 



Breadth of 



Breadth of 



Age of 



Width of 



Breadth of 



Breadth of 



Age of 



mouth 



face 



nose 



ndividual 



mouth 



face 



nose 



individual 



cm. 



cm. 



cm. 



Years 



cm. 



cm. 



cm. 



Years 



4-7 



12.9 



3-4 



36 



5-8 



13-0 



3.6 



24 



4 



7 



13.0 



3.8 



38 



5.8 



13.0 



3-6 



26 



4 



7 



12.9 



3-35 



26 



,5-8 



13-5 



3.9 



40 



4 



8 



11. 8 



3.25 



23 



5.8 



13.9 



3.65 



45 



4 



8 



13.0 



3-3 



24 



5.8 



13.7 



3-8 



40 



4 



9 



12.9 



3.65 



25 



5-8 



12.9 



4.0 



58 



4 



9 



13-2 



3-55 



32 



5-8 



12.0 



3-9 



40 



4 



9 



13. 1 



3-5 



24 



5-8 



13-0 



3-8 



50 



5 







12.5 



3-65 



45 



5-8 



13.9 



3.65 



48 



5 







12.9 



4.0 



28 



5-9 



13.6 



3-6 



27 



5 







13.2 



3-7 



24 



5-9 



12.8 



3-6 



50 



5 







13.8 



3-8 



50 



5-9 



13.6 



3-2 



40 



5 







13.4 



3-55 



28 



5-9 



13.8 



4.15 



50 



5 







13.4 



3-7 



55 



5.9 



13. 1 



4.0 



50 



5 



1 



12.9 



3-5 



35 



5-9 



13.6 



4.1 



55 



5 



1 



13.4 



3-9 



60 



5-9 



12.9 



4.0 



' 55 



5 



1 



13-4 



3-7 



30 



6.0 



13.2 



4.1 



40 



5 



1 



13.0 



4.0 



48 



6.0 



13.2 



4-35 



55 



5 



1 



13.0 



3-7 



38 



6.0 



13.6 



4.1 



50 



5 



1 



13. 1 



3-7 



24 



6.0 



13-9 



3-8 



50 



5 



1 



12.9 



3-45 



26 











5 



1 



13.2 



3-5 



28 











5 



1 



13.3 



3-55 



54 











5.0 



13.05 

 (II. 8- 

 13.8) 



3.6 



(3.25- 

 4.0) 



35 

 (23-60) 



5.9 



13.3 



(12.0- 



13.9! 



3.85 

 (3.2- 

 4-35) 



44 



(24-58) 



