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INTRODUCTION.
had married into the tribe, and was living in a gudem (Chenchu settlement).
| Stature cm. | Nasal Index. | |||||
| Av. | Max. | Min. | Av. | Max. | Min. | |
| 162.5 | 175 | 149.6 | 81.9 | 95.7 | 68.1 | |
By the dolichocephalic type of cranium which has persisted, and which the Chenchus possess in common with various other jungle tribes, they are still, as shown by the following table, at once differentiated from the mesaticephalic dwellers in the plains near the foot of the Nallamalais:
| — | Cephalic Index. | Number of times the index was 80 or over. |
| 40 Chenchus | 74.3 | 1 |
| 60 Gollas | 77.5 | 9 |
| 50 Bōyas | 77.9 | 14 |
| 39 Tōta Balijas | 78.0 | 10 |
| 49 Kāpus | 78.8 | 16 |
| 19 Upparas | 78.8 | 4 |
| 16 Mangalas | 78.8 | 7 |
| 17 Yerukalas | 78.6 | 6 |
| 12 Mēdaras | 80.7 | 8 |
In a note on the jungle tribes, M. Louis Lapicque,[1] who carried out anthropometric observations in Southern India a few years ago, writes as follows. "Dans les montagnes des Nilghirris et d'Anémalé, situées au cœur
- ↑ Les Nègres d'Asie, et la race Nègre en général. Revue Scientifique, VI July, 1906.
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