144 A. W. Tucker and C. S. Myers.—A Contribution
His classification includes most of the tribes of which measurements are given in this paper, except those of the Blue Nile for which there are no previous data.
His classification and data are here given for comparison;
1. Nilotics (Shilluk, Dinka, Nuer).
2. Chadians (Baghirmi, Wadai, Fur).
3. Kanori-Bornu (Bornawi, Hausa).
4. Nubawi (Fertitawi, Tagalawi, Nubawi, Niam-niam, Bongawi, Mombuttu).
Nilotics. Chadians. Kanori-Bornu. Nubawi.
Cephalic index 73-46 75-00 74-48 75-53
Nasal index 105*00 104-76 100-00 102-44
Facial index 105-64 105-55 109-08 103-96
Stature T80m. l*78m. l*71m. l*73m.
Present Material.
The anthropometric and other data published in the present paper were obtained by one of us during the early part of 1902 at Khartum and Omdurman. Few1 as they are, they seem worthy of publication, considering our present ignorance
of Sudanese anthropometry. The conditions under which the work was done, and the methods of procedure, have already been sufficiently described elsewhere.2 Here we desire only to repeat the expression of our gratitude to the Sirdar and Governor-General for having permitted these observations to be made upon the
Sudanese troops under his command, and to the Government Grants Committee of the Boyal Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science for the financial assistance rendered. We would add that all the measurements obtained, together with photographs and other data (shape, colour, texture, etc., of skin, hair, etc.), have been deposited at the Boyal Anthropological Institute where they are available for further study.
The more important measurements and indices are given in Tables I and II. The tribes are placed in one or other of these tables according to the number of individuals in each tribe who were measured. Table I obviously affords more reliable information than Table II. To it we shall consequently first turn for an
analysis of our data.
1 The total number of subjects measured is 188, but we have had to eliminate from this number those whose parents do not belong to the same tribe.
2 C. S. Myers, “Contributions to Egyptian Anthropology,” Journ. Roy. Anth. Inst., vol. xxxiii, 1903, pp. 82, 83, vol. xxxv, 1905, p. 82, vol. xxx\i, 1906, pp. 237-258, vol. xxxviii, 1908, pp. 103, 104.