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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 59 
KHARGA OASIS, MEN: RELATION OF THE LENGTH OF THE HANDS AND 
FEET, AND OF THEIR INDICES, TO STATURE AND AGE 
Length and Indices of Hands and Feet in Shortest and Tallest Individuals 
17 SHORTEST MEN: 158.5 CM. AND BELOW 
Stature 
Length of left 
hand 
Hand index 
Length of left 
foot 
Foot index 
cm. 
cm. 
cm. 
152.3 
18.8 
47- 3 
23.7 
40-5 
153-6 
18.3 
47.0 
20.3 
46.8 
154-5 
44-3 
23.3 
37*8 
155-2 
18.3 
47.2 
24.1 
42.7 
155.7 
18.0 
50.6 
24.6 
44.2 
155.7 
155-9 
18.3 
18.6 
44.8 
45-2 
24.2 
24.9 
40.1 
39-8 
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156.0 
18.3 
45-9 
23.5 
38.3 
156.5 
18.6 
43-0 
24.7 
36.4 
157-5 
18.1 
47.0 
23.9 
36.8 
157.6 
18.9 
46.0 
25.1 
39.8 
157-8 
158.3 
17.9 
18.4 
43-0 
47-3 
23.2 
23.9 
40.1 
41.0 
158.3 
18.2 
46.7 
24.2 
40.5 
158.4 
18.8 
46.8 
24.7 
42.1 
158.5 
158.5 
18.3 
18.6 
45-4 
44.1 
24.1 
25.4 
37.7 
39-8 
Averages; 
156-5 
(152.3-158.5) 
Proportion to 
stature (5=1000) 
18.4 
(I7.6-I8.9) 
H7-5 
46.0 
(40.3-50.6) 
2.4.0 
(20.3-25-4) 
153-4 
40. 3 
(36.4-46-8) 
17 TALLBST MEN: ABOVE 168.5 CM. 
Stature 
Length of left 
hand 
Hand index 
Length of left 
foot 
Foot index 
cm. 
cm. 
cm. 
168.6 
19.9 
49.2 
28.4 
38.4 
168.6 
20. o 
45.5 
26.3 
39.4 
168.8 
19.4 
45-9 
25.2 
38.5 
168.8 
21.7 
40.5 
27-7 
37.6 
168.9 
19.9 
46.7 
26.2 
38.5 
169.4 
18.6 
44.6 
25.0 
38.0 
169.4 
169.4 
18.6 
20.4 
47.8 
45-6 
24.8 
26.2 
38.3 
38.2 
170.5 
19.7 
45.7 
27.2 
38.4 
171.3 
19.6 
46.4 
26.9 
39-7 
172.2 
18.5 
48.1 
25-5 
41.9 
172.4 
19.7 
48.7 
25.7 
42.0 
172.4 
20.1 
47.3 
26.9 
38.7 
172.5 
19.4 
46.9 
26.2 
38.5 
172.7 
19.9 
46.2 
25-9 
40.1 
173.8 
21-5 
44.6 
27.2 
39.3 
174.5 
19.4 
48.4 
27.1 
38.7 
Averages: 
170.8 
(168.6-174.5) 
19.8 
(18.5-21.7) 
115.9 
46.4 
(40.5-49.2) 
26.4 
(24.8-28.4) 
154.6 
39-1 
(37.6-42.0) 
