NO. I 
NATIVES OF KHARGA OASIS HRDLICKA 
ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS 
95 
It was, regrettably, impracticable to secure at Kharga any meas- 
urements of the covered parts of the body. It was observed that 
the chest, abdomen and pelvic regions are in general moderately 
developed, and so far as could be perceived they present no uncom- 
mon features. It was possible, however, to measure the hands, feet 
and the calf of the leg, with the following results. 
The Hand 
On the hand the writer takes two measurements, the length and 
breadth. The length is taken in full extension of the hand from the 
middle of a straight line connecting the proximal boundaries of the 
thenar and hypothenar eminences, to the tip of the longest finger. 
The line frequently, but not always, coincides with a delimiting 
folding or wrist line in the skin. The breadth measured is the 
maximum breadth of the palm, taken, in full extension of the 
hand, from the angle between the thumb and the palm across the 
latter at right angles to the length. These measurements secure, 
the writer believes, the expression of the racial features of the hand 
better than others. And in view of the fact that the right hand is 
often more modified by the work or habits of the individual than the 
left, measurements are restricted to the latter. 
At Kharga the left hand was measured in 100 men, and the fol- 
lowing two tables show the results. 
KHARGA OASIS, MEN: LENGTH OF LEFT HAND 
Number of individuals measured : 100. 
Average: 19.0 cm. (ist 50: 19.1; 2d 50: 18.9 cm.) 
Median : 18.9 cm. Modes : 18.6 and 19.7 cm. 
Minimum: 17.2 cm. Maximum: 21.7 cm. 
Table of frequencies : 
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in 
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11 
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vi 
1% 
CM 
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1% 
1 
1% 
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Number and per cent of cases. . 
1 
11 
18 
26 
15 
19 
6 
2 
1 
1 
