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CRANIA AMERICANA, 



PLATE XXVI. 



MUSKOGEE, OR CREEK. 



This plate is taken from the skull of Athlaha Ficksa, a full-blood chief of the 

 Creek nation. He fought with great bravery in the United States service, and 

 against the majority of his ow^n countrymen in the present Florida v\^ar. He died 

 at Mobile, in 1837, whence I received his cranium through the kindness of Dr. 

 Henry S. Rennolds, of the United States Navy. The broad but low forehead, and 

 the width between the parietal bones, are highly characteristic in this head : a 

 front view is given of it, in order to convey an accurate idea of the osteology of the 

 Indian face. Thus we see the large and projecting cheek bones, an arched and 

 prominent bridge of the nose, powerfully developed jaws and remarkably perfect 

 teeth. The distance between the eyes is even greater than is usual, yet the orbits 

 themselves are not large in proportion. The following are the measurements of 

 this remarkably fine head. 



MEASUREMENTS, 



Longitudinal diameter. 

 Parietal diameter. 

 Frontal diameter, 

 Vertical diameter, 

 Inter-mastoid arch, 

 Inter-mastoid line, 

 Occipito-frontal arch. 

 Horizontal periphery. 

 Internal capacity, . 



7. inches. 



5.7 inches. 



4.6 inches. 



5.3 inches. 



15.3 inches. 

 4.5 inches, 



14.4 inches. 

 20.8 inches. 

 94.75 cubic inches. 



