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PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 



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Pressure Force in the Hands in the Western Eskimo and Old White 



Americans 



"Western Eskimo 



Male Female 



Old Americans 



Male female 



Pressure: 



Right hand 



Left hand 



Percentage relation of left to right 



Percentage relation of female to male (M = 

 100): 



Right hand 



Left hand 



Kg. 

 34. 36 

 28.75 

 83. 7 



Kg. 

 20. 13 

 16.81 

 83.5 



Kg. 

 41.8 

 36. 1 

 86. 4 



Kg. 

 23.3 

 19. 4 

 83. 6 



55.8 

 53. 7 



55.5 

 53. 7 



Summary of Observations on the Living Western Eskimo 93 



These Eskimo are generally of submedium stature, occasionally 

 reaching medium. The distal parts of their extremities are relatively 

 short. Walk in adult males somewhat awkward. 



In head form they are highly mesocephalic to moderately bra- 

 chycephalic; the height of the head averages about medium. The 

 head is of good size, especially when taken in relation to stature. 

 The forehead is above medium in both height and breadth. 



The face is large in all dimensions, generally full and rather 

 flat. In men it not seldom approaches a square form. The lower 

 jaw region is largely developed, the angles of the lower jaw are 

 broad to protruding. 



The nose is of fair breadth, with bridge somewhat narrow above 

 and on the whole only moderately high. The mouth is large, lips 

 medium to somewhat above. The ears are long. Beard sparse on 

 sides of face, mostly sparse on chin ; mustache sparse and often limited 

 to tufts above the corners of the mouth. Expression generally good- 

 natured, smiling. 



The chest is large, in females broad, in males especially deep. 

 There is but a mild lumbar curve and no steatopygy. The lower 

 limbs in females are less stout and shapely than they are in whites. 

 The hands and feet are small, but, particularly the foot, relatively 

 broad. 



Temperature and respiration approach those in normal whites, 

 though they appear frequently to be slightly higher; pulse normally is 

 slow. 



Dynamometric tests of strength (pressure, both hands) give some- 

 what lower records than in whites. 



" s Incorporated in this are writer's own observations. 

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