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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 5Q 
KHAEGA OASIS, MEN: WIDTH OF THE MOUTH 
Number of individuals measured : 100. 
Average: 5.4 cm. (ist 50: 5.4; 2d 50: 5.4 cm.) 
Median : 5.4 cm. Mode : 5.3 cm. 
Minimum : 4.7 cm. Maximum : 6.0 cm. 

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75 
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The breadth of the mouth, as will be more clearly seen from the 
succeeding figures, bears to some extent a direct relation with the 
breadth of the nose, the breadth of the face and especially with age. 
KHAEGA OASIS, MEN: EELATION OF WIDTH OF MOUTH TO BEEADTH OF 
FACE, BEEADTH OF NOSE, AND TO AGE 
23 narrowest mouths: 5.1 cm. and less 
20 widest mouths: 5.8 cm. and more 
Width of 
mouth 
Breadth of 
face 
Breadth of 
nose 
Age of 
ndividual 
Width of 
mouth 
Breadth of 
face 
Breadth of 
nose 
Age of 
individual 
cm. 
cm. 
cm. 
Years 
cm. 
cm. 
cm. 
Years 
4-7 
I2.g 
3-4 
36 
5-8 
13.0 
3-6 
24 
4-7 
13-0 
3-8 
38 
5.8 
13-0 
3-6 
26 
J:2 
12.9 
11. 8 
3-35 
3.25 
26 
23 
5-8 
5-8 
13.5 
13-9 
3-9 
3.65 
40 
45 
4.8 
13.0 
3-3 
24 
5-8 
13.7 
3-8 
40 
4-9 
12.9 
3.65 
25 
5-8 
12.9 
4.0 
58 
4.9 
13.2 
3-55 
32 
58 
12.0 
3*9 
40 
4.9 
13.1 
3-5 
24 
5.8 
13.0 
3*8 
50 
5-0 
12.5 
3.65 
45 
5-8 
13-9 
3.65 
48 
5-o 
12.9 
4.0 
28 
5.9 
13.6 
3.6 
27 
5-o 
13-2 
3-7 
24 
5-9 
12.8 
3-6 
50 
5-0 
13-8 
3.8 
50 
5-9 
13-6 
3-2 
40 
5-0 
13-4 
3-55 
28 
5-9 
13.8 
4-15 
50 
5-0 
13-4 
3-7 
55 
5-9 
I3-I 
4.0 
50 
5- 
12.9 
3.5 
5-9 
13.6 
4.1 
55 
5- 
13-4 
3-9 
60 
5-9 
12.9 
4.0 
55 
5- 
13-4 
3-7 
30 
6.0 
13.2 
4.1 
40 
5- 
13-0 
4.0 
48 
6.0 
13.2 
4-35 
55 
5. 
13-0 
3-7 
38 
6.0 
13.6 
4.1 
50 
5- 
I3-I 
3-7 
24 
6.0 
13-9 
3.8 
50 
5. 
12.9 
3-45 
26 
5- 
13.2 
3-5 
28 
5- 
13-3 
3-55 
54 
Averages: 
5.0 
13.05 
3.6 
35 
5.9 
13.3 
3.85 
44 
(II. 8- 
(3.25- 
(23-60) 
(I2.O- 
(3-2- 
(24-58) 
13-8) 
4.0) 
13.9) 
4-35) 
