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NATIVES OF KHARGA OASIS — HRDLICKA 



95 



ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS 



It was, regrettably, impracticable to secure at Kharga any meas- 

 urements of the covered parts of the body. It was observed that 

 the chest, abdomen and pelvic regions are in general moderately 

 developed, and so far as could be perceived they present no uncom- 

 mon features. It was possible, however, to measure the hands, feet 

 and the calf of the leg, with the following results. 



The Hand 



On the hand the writer takes two measurements, the length and 

 breadth. The length is taken in full extension of the hand from the 

 middle of a straight line connecting the proximal boundaries of the 

 thenar and hypothenar eminences, to the tip of the longest finger. 

 The line frequently, but not always, coincides with a delimiting 

 folding or wrist line in the skin. The breadth measured is the 

 maximum breadth of the palm, taken, in full extension of the 

 hand, from the angle between the thumb and the palm across the 

 latter at right angles to the length. These measurements secure, 

 the writer believes, the expression of the racial features of the hand 

 better than others. And in view of the fact that the right hand is 

 often more modified by the work or habits of the individual than the 

 left, measurements are restricted to the latter. 



At Kharga the left hand was measured in ioo men, and the fol- 

 lowing two tables show the results. 



KHARGA OASIS, MEN: LENGTH OF LEFT HAND 



Number of individuals measured : ioo. 



Average: 19.0cm. (1st 50: 19.1 ; 2d 50: 18.9cm.) 



Median : 18.9 cm. Modes : 18.6 and 19.7 cm. 



Minimum: 17.2 cm. Maximum: 21.7cm. 



Table of frequencies : 







10 



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10 







10 



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ON 



ON . 







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M 



M . 



H 







T £ 



1 



r e 



1 



r s 



04 

 1 



7S 



04 



7 a 











01 



NO 



M U 



NO 



M O 



VO 



M U 



NO 



M O 



r^ 







t^ 



r^ 



00 



00 



On 



ON 



O 



O 



M 



M 







1-1 



hH 



M 



1-1 





1-1 



CN 



01 



01 



01 



Number 



and per cent of cases.. 



1 



11 



18 



26 



15 



19 



6 



2 



1 



1 



