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moderate flattening of the occiput, the origin of which was not 

 determined; while one mixed-blood presented fairly marked scapho- 

 cephaly. 



The size of the head as a whole is exceptionally good, exceeding 

 that of many other tribes and comparing favorably with that of 

 whites of similar stature; it is probable, however, that the scalp and 

 subcutaneous tissues are slightly more developed in the Chippewa 

 than in whites, and that the skull is somewhat thicker, so that the 

 interior of the skull and the brain are slightly smaller than in whites, 

 as is general among Indians. Nevertheless, the case is worthy of 

 attention. The high average measurements are not due to a number 

 of individual large heads, and the characteristic is shared by both 

 sexes. Nor is the large size of the head connected with a superior 

 mentality of the tribe, for the people, while able and intelligent, can 

 hardly be said to be more so than the Sioux or other Indians living 

 under similar conditions. 



The main data relating to the three principal dimensions of the 

 skull are as follows: 



LENGTH OF HEAD 



Males Females 



Cm. _ Per cent Per cent 



18.2-18.5 . . 22 



18.6-19.0 6 39 



I9-I-I9-5 23 29 



I9.6-20.0 47 7 



20.I-2I.0 17 2 



Above 2 1 .0 ' 6 



Average 19.9 cm. 19.0 cm. 



Minimum 18.8 cm. 18.2 cm. 



Maximum 21.2 cm. 20.2 cm. 



Old-American whites 19.7 cm. 18.7 cm. 



BREADTH OF HEAD 



Males Females 



Cm. Per cent Per cent 



14.4-14.5 .. 4 



I4.6-15.O . . 29 



I5-I-I5-5 19 47 



15.6-16.0 63 20 



16.1-16.5 19 



Average 15.8 cm. 15.2 cm. 



Minimum 15.4 cm. 14.4 cm. 



Maximum 16.5 cm. 15.9 cm. 



Old-American whites 15.4 cm. 14.8 cm. 



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