156 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. IIO 



Straight profile is most common (40.47 percent). Wavy nose, 

 24.03 percent; convex, 17.75 percent; concave, 11.47 percent; "with 

 a break," 6.28 percent. For convenience, these forms have been 

 grouped in three classes : 



1. Concave, 11.47 percent. 



2. Straight (straight and "wavy" concavo-convex), 64.50 percent. 



3. Convex (convex and "with break"), 25.03 percent. 



Concave noses are more common in Darvaz, especially in the cen- 

 tral and eastern portions, than in Karategin, while convex ones are 

 more common in Karategin. Concave noses are least common among 

 Bukharan Tajiks. Pendzhikent Tajiks do not differ from the Mountain 

 Tajiks from Darvaz. Korovnikov's Vanch Tajiks have an unusually 

 large percentage of concave noses (32.5 percent). It is probable that 

 his figures are affected by age range represented. 



Comparison with other data discloses that Uzbeks have nearly the 

 same distribution of variations. Jews and Arabs have fewer concave 

 and more convex forms. The Kirghiz of Issyk-Kul have a much 

 greater percent of concave forms, which cannot be said of Tien Shan 

 Kirghiz. 



The profile of the bony and the cartilaginous structure of the nose 

 was observed only in southwestern Darvaz. No significant difference 

 was observed between this character of Tajiks and of other peoples 

 of Central Asia (lArkho's data), so that it was found difficult to 

 utilize them for racial criteria. 



General protuberance of the nasal ridge was observed only in 

 Darvaz. Medium protuberance was observed in the majority of cases. 

 Strong protuberance was next numerous; least numerous were the 

 cases of slight protuberance. In central and eastern Darvaz very 

 prominent noses were more common than in southwestern Darvaz, 

 with the exception of the Muminabad region. 



In Central Asia this is a very typical trait, differentiating the 

 Mongolized Kirghiz and some other Mongolized tribes much better 

 than the profile of the bony and cartilaginous structure. 



According to Oshanin the Jews have even more prominent nose 

 ridges than the Tajiks. 



The bridge height of Tajiks was usually medium (55.41 percent) 

 less commonly great (42.21 percent). Low nose bridge was observed 

 only in 2.38 percent. 



Small nasal bridges were much fewer in central and eastern Darvaz 

 than in all other regions. There were exceptionally few individuals 

 with high nasal bridges in Vanch. 



Mountain Tajiks have the highest nasal bridge in Central Asia 



