842 



5402. The skull of a younger child, native of Lefoo Island, with only the deciduous 

 teeth. 



The basioccipital has been removed. 



Presented by George Bennett, Esq., F.L.S. 



American Races. 



5403. The skull of a male Carib, from the Caribbean Islands. 



The cranium presents the ovate figure, with the parietal protuberances well developed, and 

 is chiefly characterized by the slope or recession of the forehead from above the glabella and 

 superorbital ridges. The nasals are large and prominent : the upper jaw is produced ; the 

 lower one is large, with a prominent chin. 



Hunterian. 



5404. The cranium of a Carib, from the Caribbean Islands. 



It shows the same low and receding forehead, but with a broader and more generally 

 depressed cranium, protuberant at the squamosal regions. The nasal bones are large and 

 prominent, and are continued in a line with the glabella. The upper jaw is produced. 



Hunterian. 



5405. The skull of a Macusi Carib or Indian, from Guiana. 



The head is well developed and symmetrically formed, narrow at the forehead, expanded 

 at the parietal bosses, with the broad and rather low nasals coming off in a line with the gla- 

 bella ; the upper jaw is produced. The paroccipital tubercles are distinct, the vaginal pro- 

 cesses long and narrow. 



Purchased. 



5406. The cranium of a female Carib or Indian of the Arawaak tribe, from 

 Guiana. Purchased. 



5407. The skull of a native of the tribe of Indians inhabiting the banks of the 

 Columbia River, called ' Flat-heads.' 



The cranium has been deformed by the application of flattened boards to the frontal and 

 superoccipital regions, occasioning the singularly depressed, broad or bulging subelongate 

 figure which this skull presents. The large and almost flattened nasals are continued 

 forwards in a line with the glabella. The upper jaw is produced, and the chin is moderately 

 prominent. 



Mm. Sir A. P. Cooper, Bart. 



