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tlian Humphry’s mean male. Taking our four males and two females we get from Pn 
estimated statures for male and female Bushmen of about 146 and 142 centims., which 
I expect are not very far from the truth. 
(25,) Akha Stature. 
In a paper by Sir W, H. Flower in the ‘Journal of the Anthropological Institute,’ 
vol, 18, 1889, entitled: “Description of two Skeletons of Akkas, a Pygmy Pace 
from Central Africa,” the follov/ing data are given (p, 14): 
Male , 
Female 
F. 
32’6 centims. 
H, 
23'8 centims. 
T. 
27'0 centims. 
27-0 „ 
Pt. 
18‘2 centims. 
In the following table the reconstructed statures are given on the same four hypo¬ 
theses as we have considered in the case of Bushmen. 
Bone. 
Male. 
Female. 
Key letter. 
P.- 
p 
I u- 
M. 
FI. 
P.. 
Pn- 
M. 
FI. 
{a) 
142-6 
118-5 
125-8 
121-0 
137-8 
120-3 
127-3 
124-6 1 
(h) 
139-5 
117-5 
124-0 
120'4 
138-7 
119-8 
131-1 
126-6 
(c) 
140-7 
122-5 
128-6 
122-6 
136-4 
121-2 
129-9 
124-7 
(d) 
145-5 
119-5 
128-8 
124-3 
146-1 
135-3 
143-8 
1:38-9 : 
(e) 
139-3 
^ * 
, , 
136-3 
(/) 
139-4 
136-3 
9 « 
(!7) 
139-5 
. , 
141-2 
(h) 
i:i9-2 
139-0 
(0 
139-0 
• • 
137-2 
(k) 
138-2 
135-0 
• • 
Mean . 
140-3 
119-6 
126-8 
122-1 
1:18-4 
124*1 
133-0 
128-7 , 
Sir W, Id. Flower estimates the height of both individuals at about 4 feet, or 
122 centims. He gives 121’8 as the estimate of stature from the female skeleton. 
We could hardly want better results than are given by Pi,. FI gives also good 
results, while M appears to err in excess.* 
* Emin Pa.sha refer ,s to an Akka woman of 136 centims. stature, who must therefore have been con¬ 
siderably taller than the above woman. 
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