334 PAGAN TRIBES OF BORNEO 



are flat behind and broad in the parietal region, of whom 2 are 

 narrow in front and i broad, 3 are more or less ovoid. 



Face : It is pentagonal in 4, the angle of the jaws is prominent 

 in I ; the Miri man has an oval face pointed below, with small 

 jaws and alveolar prognathism. All are chamaeprosopic in regard 

 both to total facial and upper facial indices. The forehead is low 

 and broad in i, high and broad in i, low in i, high in 2, and 

 rather sloping in i. The cheek-bones are prominent in 3 and 

 moderately large in 4. The lips are moderately thin as a rule, in 

 I they are fairly large. The chin is rather small in 4, and fairly 

 well formed ^in 3. Nose: Four men are mesorhine and 3 platy- 

 rhine, the highest index being 89.1. The profile is straight in 4, 

 with blunt tip in 2, slightly concave in 2, and sinuous with blunt 

 tip in I ; the root is high in i, narrow and moderately high in 2, 

 broad and moderately high in 3 ; the base is straight in 5, reflected 

 in I, and slightly concave in i ; the alae are moderate in 3, and 

 small in i ; the nostrils are rounded in i, broad in i, moderately 

 oval in i. Eyes\ The aperture is moderately wide; it is straight 

 with no fold in i, slightly oblique with no fold in 3, more or less 

 oblique with slight fold in 3. The colour of the iris is medium 

 brown in 4 and light in 2. Ears : Type European in 2, European 

 to Negroid in i, European to chimpanzee in i, chimpanzee in i, 

 orang in i ; angle prominent in 6, slightly prominent in i ; 

 lobule absent in i, trace in 3, being adherent in i, small in 2, 

 medium in i ; descending helix infolded less than 2 mm. in 6, 

 2-4 mm. in i ; Darwin's point absent in all ; tragus under 3 mm. 

 in I, slightly larger in i, 3 - 5 mm. in 5, being double in 2 ; 

 anti-tragus under 3 mm. in 5, 3-5 mm. in 2 ; anti-helix below level 

 of helix in 3, slightly below in i, about at the same level in 2, 

 distinctly beyond in i. 



Hair-. One man had curly hair, i wavy, i straight to wavy, 

 and I straight, but the character was difficult to determine as in 

 all cases but one the hair was cut, being more or less closely 

 cropped in 2 men. The colour is noted as black in 6, and rusty 

 black in i, and as fairly abundant on the head in 3 ; several 

 had hair on the face, 2 had small moustaches, 2 had moustaches 

 and short beards, i had small beard and moustache and thick 

 eyebrows. 



Skin\ Three are cinamon (6), i light cinamon (14), i lightest 

 cinamon (12), and i pale fawn (pale 17). 



Stature-. One is of medium height, the rest are short but 

 none are under 1.5 m. ; the median is 1.562 m. (5 ft. \\ in.). 



III. PuNAN Group 



Eighteen Punan men and four women were measured by us 

 and one man by Mr. Shelford. 



