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teeth. The lower jaw is absent in all but four of them, and in only 

 one case was it possible to obtain measurements, so that no informa- 

 tion of any value could be got from this source. 



No less than eight of these fourteen skulls show distinct signs of 

 having been artificially moulded to a greater or less extent. The 

 nature of the deformity varies : 



(a) Flattening in the lambdoidal region, involving both the parietal 

 and occipital bones Nos. 3 and 6. 



(b) Flattening in the parieto-occipital region of one side, with a 

 corresponding bulging on the other, giving the skull a lop-sided 

 appearance when viewed from behind. This is especially marked in 

 No. 5, slightly so in Nos. 2 and 12. 



(c) A shallow transverse constriction in the region of the coronal 

 suture Nos. 8 and 11. 



(d) No. 14 (Plate V., Fig. 1) shows a broad, fairly deep groove, 

 running transversely across the forehead immediately above the orbits. 

 The frontal region is thus rendered very prominent. According to 

 a note by Mr. Craigen as to this skull, " the natives about Orokoio 

 go in for moulding the child's head, hence the peculiar shape ". In 

 this case the moulding had evidently taken the form of a tight ban- 

 dage passing across the forehead. A constriction in the coronal 

 region would be readily produced by a band passing across the skull 

 and round the lower jaw. In the case of the other varieties of 

 deformity, however, the method of moulding is not evident. Mould- 

 ing of the child's head is a practice of many savage tribes. Some of 

 you will remember that L)r. Moir, when giving a lecture on the Hausa 

 people to the Society last session, noted a similar practice amongst 

 them. 



Seven of these skulls, Nos. 4, (5, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14, show 

 patterns carved on the bone. The frontal region is selected for 

 decoration, except in the case of No. 6, where the carving is limited 

 to the floors of both temporal fossa:. The various patterns are very 

 .-implr, while the workmanship is very rude : individually they are 

 as follows : 



