Physical Characteristics of the Copper Eskimos b15 



Lips: medium thick and not everted. 

 Ears: no detached lobes. 



Remarks: face long and wedge-shaped, with pointed chin; cheekbones high 

 but not prominent. 



F. Kilusiktok group, Coronation gulf. 



37. Uloqsaq, 30 years; son of Male No. 18 (Plate I). 



Hair: black, slightly wavy, cut close on crown, falling to chest on sides; 



eyebrows: black and medium thick; moustache: black but small;, beard, 



none. 

 Forehead: medium high and slightly receding; supra-orbital ridges and 



glabella not prominent. 

 Eyes: light brown; slight fold, slits medium wide, lids concealed. 

 Nose: bridge rather low and narrow, leading straight to a high, rather 



hooked tip. 

 Lips: upper, medium thick and not everted; lower, a little thicker and 



everted. 

 Ears: no detached lobes. 

 Remarks: the features of this man showed resemblances to an Indian type. 



38. Nahugaluaq, 25 years. 



Hair: black, straight, uncut, falling to shoulders on sides; eyebrows: black, 

 rather scanty; moustache: black but small; beard: traces only. 



Forehead: medium high and straight; supra-orbital ridges and glabella not 

 prominent. 



Eyes: dark brown; very slight fold, slits medium wide, lids not concealed. 



Nose: bridge low and narrow, leading straight to tip. 



Lips: medium thick and not everted. 



Ears: no detached lobes. 



Remarks: cheekbones rather high and prominent. 



39. Katjtaq, 35 years. 



Hair: black, straight, uncut, falling to shoulders on sides; eyebrows: black, 



medium thick; moustache and beard: both black and thick. 

 Forehead: medium high and straight, sloping away at sides; supra-orbital 



ridges and glabella not prominent. 

 Eyes: light brown; slight fold, slits medium wide, lids concealed. 

 Nose: bridge medium high and rather narrow, leading with a small hump to 



tip ; a big coarse nose. 

 Lips: medium thick and not everted; mouth very small. 

 Ears: lobes very slightly detached. 

 Remarks: scaphoid head; face flat and square; cheekbones high but not 



prominent. 



40. Atallik, 25 years. 



Hair: black, straight, cut close on crown, falling below shoulders on sides; 

 eyebrows: black and sparse; moustache: traces only; beard: none. 



Forehead: rather high and almost straight; supra-orbital ridges and glab- 

 ella moderately prominent. 



Eyes: dark brown; well-marked fold, slits narrow, lids half concealed. 



Nose: bridge medium high, leading with a slight hump to tip. 



Lips: rather thick; the upper everted very slightly, the lower more. 



Ears: lobes slightly detached. 



Remarks: head high and ovoid in shape; cheekbones not prominent. 



