The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine TribeCole, Fay-Cooper
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The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe
Cole, Fay-Cooper
Tinguian (Philippine people)
_Nose_--Root:--Middle broad and moderately high, but sometimes high.
Bridge:--Middle broad and straight. Seven cases concave and three
convex.
Wings:--Middle thick and arched.
_Lips_--Middle thick, sometimes thin; double bowed.
_Ears_--Outstanding; lobes generally small and close growing.
_Mountain Tinguian_
Observations on 16 Females (See Plates IX-X)
Range Average
Height, standing meters 1.38 to 1.53 1.482
Length of head " .163 to .188 .1782
Breadth of head " .137 to .155 .1452
Height of head " .119 to .137 .1303
Breadth of zygomatic arches " .125 to .138 .1327
Length of nose " .039 to .054 .0461
Breadth of nose " .034 to .042 .0368
Cephalic index 80.1
Length-Height index 73.1
Breadth-Height index 90.0
Nasal index 79.8
_Eyes_--Dark brown, 3-4 of Martin table.
_Hair_--Brown-black and slightly wavy.
_Forehead_--Moderately high and broad; moderately retreating.
_Crown and back of head_--Middle arched.
_Face_--Moderately high and generally oval; sometimes angular tapering
from above.
_Eye-slit_--About equally divided between straight and oblique;
moderately open. Mongolian fold slightly developed in one third
of cases.
_Nose_--Root:--Moderately broad and nearly flat, but sometimes
moderately high.
Bridge:--Middle broad and inclined to be concave. Straight noses occur.
Wings:--Usually thin and inclined to be swelled.
_Lips_--Middle thick and inclined to be double bowed.
_Ears_--Outstanding. Lobes small and close growing.
_Apayao_
Observations on 32 Males
Range Average
Height, standing meters 1.48 to 1.70 1.587
Length of head " .175 to .199 .1877
Breadth of head " .137 to .158 .1492
Height of head " .119 to .155 .1331
Breadth of zygomatic arches " .130 to .149 .1418
Length of nose " .040 to .054 .0466
Breadth of nose " .035 to .044 .0390
Cephalic index 79.5
Length-Height index 70.9
Breadth-Height index 89.2
Nasal index 83.6
_Eyes_--Dark brown, 1 to 4 in Martin table.
_Hair_--Brown black and wavy.
_Forehead_--High and generally moderately retreating, but in about one
third is 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.
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