HAWKES] SKELETAL MEASUREMENTS, POINT BARROW ESKIMO 24! 



Indian skeletons from Arizona, in one collection of which no less 

 than 54 per cent, had one or both humeri perforated. 1 It is not 

 common in any living race, but occurs oftener among primitive 

 peoples than it does among Europeans. 



In 5863 the exostoses for the attachment of muscles are well 

 developed. 



Cat. No. 5864 (Male) 5863 (Fern.) 



Right Left Right Left 



Max. length 297 293 



Ant. post. diam. at middle 27 26 19 19 



Lateral diam. at middle 19 19 14 14 



Index at middle 73-O8 73-68 73.68 



Humero femoral index 68.85 67.28 73-69 72.70 



Radius. The radii are strongly built, but perfectly normal. 

 The radio-humeral index agreed fairly well with that given by 

 Hrdlicka, although the absolute measurements were somewhat 

 greater. 



RADIUS (MEASUREMENTS) 



Cat. No. 5864 (Male) 5863 (Fern.) 



Right Left Right 



Max. length 252 247 213 



Radio-humeral index 75-OO 75.07 71.71 



ULNA 



Cat. No. 5864 .Male) 5863 (Fern.) 



Max. length 270 271 233 



Femur. In 5864 the femora are powerfully built, and exceed in 

 length the average for both whites and Indians. The longest femur 

 among the specimens from Smith sound described by Hrdlicka was 

 467, while the average for males was 380.9, as opposed to 489 in this 

 specimen. 5863 also exceeds either of the adult females described 

 by him, being 403, as opposed to 386 for the larger of his specimens, 

 which he expressly states was fairly tall for an individual from the 

 eastern group. This length is the more remarkable in that the 

 femora in question (5863) have an excessive forward curve, and very 

 heavy shaft. The entire surface of the bone is slightly roughened, 

 and the gluteal ridge and linea aspera are excessively developed, 

 giving the specimens a disproportionate anterior posterior diameter 

 at the middle. The whole appearance of the bone is very primitive. 



1 Dr. D. S. Lamb, &quot;The Olecranon Perforation,&quot; American Anthropologist, Vol. 

 III.. 1890. 



