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for comparison of larger groups ("intro-group" rather than "inter- 

 group"). 



Vertical face profile. — Straight in tlie majority of cases (85.62 

 percent); slightly prominent in 13.7 percent of cases; prognathi.sm 

 rare (1.31 percent), usually among Karatcgins. 



Straight profile most prevalent in southwestern Darvaz (97.48 

 percent). Because of discrepancy of methods the data cannot be com- 

 pared with those of other recorders ; yet it appears from Oshanin's 

 figure that the profile of both Uzbeks and Jews is more prominent than 

 tiiat of Mountain Tajiks. 



General form of face is ovoid in 40.08 percent. Breadth of mouth 

 medium. Lip thickness medium, 47.27 percent, and thick, 34.42 per- 

 cent. Chin prominent, 89.76 percent. 



Table 23. — Position of eyeball 



<JroiiP Locality Deepest Medium Protiil)er.-»nt .Author 



Percent Percent Percent 



Tajiks Darvaz II 40.26 58.49 1.26 Ginzburg 



Tajiks Bukhara 5.0 62.0 33.0 Oshanin 



I zl>eks Sliakhrasiab 4.9 85.0 10.2 Oshanin 



Jews Bukhara 8.0 65.0 27.0 Oshanin 



Jews Shakhrasiab 7.8 79.4 12.8 Oshanin 



Thus the face of Mountain Tajiks may be characterized as narrow, 

 of medium height, with medium or weakly expressed cheek IxDnes, 

 medium or strong cross section, and straight vertical profile. 



In general, Karategin Tajiks have greater absolute dimensions of 

 face than the Tajiks of Darvaz. 



External eye. — Eye opening spindle-shaped in 98.70 percent ; rare 

 cases of almond-shaped eyes are mostly from Karategin and are more 

 common among Bukharan Tajiks and still more common among 

 lUikharan Jews (Oshanin). However, he remarks that this does not 

 present valid enough difference between Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Jews. 

 The majority of Kirghiz have almond-shaped eyes. \'anch Tajiks 

 (Korovnikov) cannot be compared with the present series because 

 of variations in methods of measurement. Eye width (distance be- 

 tween inner and outer corners) was medium in 48.27 percent. Xarrow 

 eyes are more common in Karategin ; wide eyes in southwestern 

 Darvaz. 



Eyes deep-set, 40.26 percent ; medium (southwestern Darvaz only;, 

 58.49 percent. Protuberant eyeballs observed only in Shuroabad and 

 Muminabad regions (1.26 percent). 



Mongoloid fold of upper eyelid found only in 3.68 percent, and is 



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