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rHYSIC'AI. AXTHKOrOT.OGY 



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The Eskimo orbits have long been known for their ample propor- 

 tions. Their mean height and breadth are larger than those of any 

 other known people and the excess is especially apparent when pro- 

 portioned to stature. Taking the family as a whole, the mean height 

 of the two orbits in males averages approximately 3.64 centimeters, 

 the mean breadth 4.03 centimeters; while the males of 23 Algonquian 

 tribes give for the same items 3.42 and 3.93, and those of 12 Siouan 

 tribes 3.58 and 3.96 centimeters. 



The general averages for the female Eskimo approach for orbital 

 height 3.52 centimeters, for breadth 3.89 centimeters, dimensions 

 which also surpass those in the females of any other known human 

 group. 



These large, dimensions of the Eskimo orbit are, however, on closer 

 examination into the matter, found not to be racial characters except 

 in a secondary way. They are the direct consequence of the high and 

 broad face. The correlation of the orbital height and breadth with 

 the height and breadth of the face are shown by the following 

 figures. These figures indicate also some additional details of 

 interest. 



Eskimo Orbits: Right and Left 



MALES 



FEMALES 



St. Lawrence Island 



Nunivak Island 



Point Hope 



Greenland 



(128) 

 91. 7 92. 6 



(58) 

 90. 2 91. 6 



(70) 



90. 5 91. 4 

 (45) 



91. 9 92. 9 



