ART. 5 CATALOGUE OF HUMAN CRANIA HRDLICKA 127 



CALIFORNIAN AND LOWER CALIFORNIAN TRIBES 



1. The material from California shows considerable uniformity. 

 The type is characterized as follows: 



The cephalic index ranges from dolicho- to meso-cephalic; 



The height of the vault is medium to submedium; 



In size the skull is rather small; 



The face is of medium dimensions; 



The orbits range about medium; 



The nasal index is submedium to medium. 



2. The Lower Calif ornians differ only by higher dolichocephaly. 



3. The Maidu also, as far as represented, show higher dolicho- 

 cephaly. 



4. In general the Californians here represented are plainly of one 

 type, with here and there secondary variations. 



5. This type appears to be practically identical with that of the 

 Shoshoneans. 



6. No traces of any extraneous (non-Indian) type are perceptible, 



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