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rendered asymmetrical by adjustment to the disproportionate posi 

 tion of the mandible. 



Dentition. Although the Eskimo mandible is exceedingly heavy 

 and strong, the teeth are not unusually large (see dental index) 

 (Table n). They exhibit very primitive and at the same time cer- 



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FIG. 26. Side view of Point Barrow skull, showing obliquity of the angles of 

 the mandible and slight asymmetry of the basal portion of the cranium, due to 

 diseased condition of the bone. 



tain advanced traits. The incisors meet edge to edge as in the 

 apes, and the fifth tubercle is often present on the second lower 

 molar; another simian characteristic. On the other hand, the true 

 molars decrease in size from front to back, as in the higher races, 

 and the third molar is more often suppressed or degenerate than in 

 any other savage people (see Table 12) . The canines do not overlap, 



