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Chapter XXIX: Munsee Crania: Upper Alveolar Arch

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| 8 males | 11 females
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|Cases|Per cent|Cases|Per cent
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Medium slant| 8 | 100 | 8 | 73
Marked slant| — | — | 3 | 27
Asymmetric | 1 | (12) | 1 | (9)
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ADULT MALE SKULL FROM MANHATTAN ISLAND, NO. 99-6667, A.M.N.H., SHOWING AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH AND NARROW FACE]

LOWER JAW

In 17 of the 20 Munsee skulls in which the lower jaw is present, the latter is of ordinary (Indian) dimensions and form; in one male and in one female it shows strong development. In a single instance only is the chin square; in the others it is moderately rounded. The prominence of the chin in all cases may be described as approximately medium.

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Physical anthropology of the Lenape or Delawares, and of the eastern Indians in generalChapter XXIX: Munsee Crania: Upper Alveolar Arch

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