HAWKES] SKELETAL MEASUREMENTS, POINT BARROW ESKIMO 239 



Cat. No. 5429 5864 



Sex fem.(?) male 



1 118.18 120 



2 106.25 107.69 



3 108.70 96.43 



4 91.67 91.08 



5 82 85.71 

 Lumbo-vertebral index.. . .100.84 99-6 



The later of these two indices differs by only .1 from that given 

 by Cunningham as the average for the Eskimo. In respect to the 

 lumbar curve, the Eskimo occupies a position about midway between 

 the European and the primitive peoples, such as the Australians, 

 Bushmen, etc. The environmental factors which might lead to this 

 have already been dealt with (see Occurrence of an Extra Verte 

 bra in the Eskimo). 



Innominate Bone. The innominate bones are strong and well 

 developed, but in no way depart from normal. The measurements 



are as follows : 







Cat. No. 5864 5863 5429 



Sex male fern. fem.(?) 



right left left right 



Height (max.) 238 235 205 206 



Breadth (max.) 171 170 150 160 



Index 71.85 72.34 73.17 77.67 



Sacrum. The anterior curve of the sacrum is slight, and begins 

 at the body of the second segment. The wall of the spinal canal is 

 deficient from the beginning of the fourth segment. The normal 

 five segments are present, and there is no indication that the first 

 sacral vertebra has become detached to form a sixth lumbar at the 

 same time that the first coccygeal has become ossified to the 

 sacrum, as was the case in the two spines containing an additional 

 vertebra described by Lane. 1 



Cat. No. Sex Height (max.) Breadth (max ) Index 



5864 male 124 120 96.77 



Scapula. The scapulae are remarkable for their length and nar 

 rowness, corresponding closely to those from Smith sound described 

 by Hrdlicka. 



1 W. Arbuthnot Lane, &quot;Some Variations in the Human Skeleton,&quot; Journal of 

 Anatomy and Physiology, Vol. 20, Third Part, April, 1886. 

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