s vaulted. Supra-orbital ridges strongly developed in six cases.
_Crown and back of head_--Rather strongly arched. Six cases (all from
one village) showed slight flattening of occipital region.
_Face_--Usually high. The cheek bones are moderately outstanding
giving face angular appearance, tapering from above. In eight cases
face tapers from below, and in nine is oval.
_Eye-slit_--Usually oblique, moderately open, almond shape. Mongolian
fold in about 50 per cent.
_Nose_--Root:--Middle broad and flat or slightly elevated.
Bridge:--Middle broad and slightly or strongly concave. Seven instances
of straight noses occur.
Wings:--Middle thick, arched or swelled.
_Lips_--Middle thick and slightly double bowed.
_Ears_--Outstanding. Lobes small and close growing.
_Bontoc Igorot_ [31]
_Observations By Jenks_ (_See The Bontoc Igorot, Manila_, 1905)
32 males Average Range
Height, standing meters 1.6028
Length of head " .1921
Breadth of head " .1520
Length of nose " .0525
Breadth of nose " .0462
Cephalic index 79.13 67.48 to 91.48
Nasal index 79.19 58.18 to 104.54
In this group 9 are brachycephalic
20 are mesaticephalic
3 are dolichocephalic
_Color_--Ranges from light brown, with strong saffron undertone,
to very dark brown or bronze.
_Eyes_--Black to hazel brown. "Malayan" fold in large majority.
_Hair_--Coarse, straight and black. A few individuals possess curly
or wavy hair.
_Nose_--Jenks gives no statement, but his photos show the root of the
nose to be rather high; the bridge appears to be broad and straight,
although in some individuals it tends toward concave.
29 females Average Range
Height, standing meters 1.4580
Length of head " .1859
Breadth of head " .1470
Length of nose " .0458
Breadth of nose " .0360
Cephalic index 79.09 64.89 to 87.64
Nasal index 78.74 58.53 to 97.56
In this group 12 are brachycephalic
12 are mesaticephalic
5 are dolichocephalic
Very different results were obtained by _Kroeber_ [32] from the group
of Igorot exhibited in San Francisco in 1906. His figures may possibly
be accounted for by the fact that about one third of the party came
from A
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