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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 59 



KHARGA OASIS, MEN: BREADTH OF LEFT HAND 



Number of individuals measured : 100. 



Average 8.8 cm. (1st 50: 8.9; 2d 50: 8.7 cm.) 



Median : 8.9 cm. Mode : 9.1 cm 



Minimum : 7.7 cm. Maximum : 9.8 cm. 



Table of frequencies : 







fi 





s 



c 

 



e 



s 





S 



s 



S 



6 











H 











u 



H 







a 















00 



u 



01 



<* 



VO 



00 



u 



01 



n- 



NO 



00 







t^ 



00 



00 



00 



00 



°? 



On 



On 



On 



? 

 IO 



? 







t^ 



On 



hH 



CO 



10 



On 



H-1 



CO 



t^s 







t^ 



t^ 



00 



00 



00 



00 



00 



On 



ON 



On 







Number and per 



cent of 

























cases 





2 



1 



8 



8 



iJ 



17 



i9 



17 



9 



4 



2 



It is seen that the average length and especially the average 

 breadth of the hand are moderate. The range of the variation is 

 proportionate, extending for the length over 4.5 cm., or ±0 118 per 

 unit of the mean, and for the breadth over 1.9 cm., or ±0.108 per 



Tie hand module I i J averages 13.9, the 



B X 100 



unit of the mean, 

 hand index 



46.3. 



The Foot 

 Conformably with the practice of measuring the left ear and 

 especially the left hand, the writer measures also the left foot. The 

 dimensions ascertained are the maximum length and maximum 

 breadth (back of the toes), while the foot reposes so lightly on the 

 floor that there is no deformation. The results of such measure- 

 ments on 103 of the Kharga men are as follows : 



KHARGA OASIS, MEN: LENGTH OF LEFT FOOT 



Number of individuals measured : 103. 



Average: 25.4cm. (1st 50: 25.6cm.; 2d 50: 25.2cm.) 



Median : 25.5 cm. Modes : 24.6 and 26.2 cm. 



Minimum : 20.3 cm. Maximum : 28.4 cm. 



Table of frequencies : 









10 



B 



10 







m 



B 







10 



i 







10 



B 



Tf 





h 



H 



CO . 



Ti- 



•t . 



10 



10 . 



vo 



?E 



w 



r^ . 



00 



00 . 









U 



7S 



01 



1 



7 s 



01 



7 a 



01 



01 



1 c 



01 



¥fl 





CO 



t^ 



M <U 



no 



HH U 



VO 



H U 



NO 



M U 



VO 



M O 



vo 



1-1 









01 



CO 



CO 



""if 



Tj- 



IO 



10 



S 



vo 



r^ 



tx 



00 





01 



01 



01 



01 



01 



01 



Ol 



01 



01 



01 



01 



01 



Number of cases. 



I 



2 



3 



Q 



7 



18 



15 



13 



l6 



Q 



5 



3 



2 



Per cent 



1.0 



1.9 



2.9 



8.7 



6-8 



17.5 



14.6 



12.6 



15. 5 



8.7 



4.9 



2-9 



2-9 



