Part 5 (1/2)
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 31-62 46.7 3.4 7.3 Interior 154 40-61 47.6 3.4 7.1 East 120 38-53 45.5 3.0 6.6 Coast 210 38-62 46.4 3.3 7.1 N.W. 79 31-57 47.4 3.6 7.6 Fiji (Howells) 133 37-54 46.19 3.0 6.0 Solomons (Howells) 85 34-51 44.6 2.8 6.3 Tonga (Sullivan) 117 38-55 44.4 3.0 6.8
Broad noses are common to most Fijians. The greatest contrast is between the narrower-nosed eastern people and the interior people, among whom the widest noses occur. The nose of the Solomon Islanders is somewhat narrower, according to Howells' data, and the Tongan average is also lower.
_Nasal Index_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 61-112 87.1 8.2 9.4 Interior 154 69-109 89.7 8.1 9.0 East 120 61-100 83.2 7.6 9.1 Coast 210 63-111 86.0 7.1 8.7 N.W. 79 63-110 89.9 8.6 9.6 Fiji (Howells) 133 68-123 88.8 8.3 9.3 Solomons (Howells) 85 68-119 87.1 8.9 10.2 Tonga (Sullivan) 117 61-98 77.6 7.6 9.8
Platyrrhini is the rule in Fiji, but individual and regional variations are great. There are some leptorrine subjects in every province, and there are some whose noses are broader than long. The interior people and the northwestern groups have the relatively broadest noses, whereas the eastern index is more moderate. The noses of Sullivan's Tongans are relatively longer than the Lauans. The Solomon Island average is identical with the Fijian.
_Nasal Depth_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 16-32 22.0 2.9 3.2 Interior 154 17-32 22.5 2.1 9.3 East 120 17-28 21.9 1.8 8.2 Coast 210 17-32 21.8 3.6 6.5 N.W. 79 16-29 22.3 1.9 8.5
Nasal depth averages 22 mm.; the regional variation is very small.
_Nasal-Depth Index_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 32-60 47.2 6.8 6.8 Interior 154 34-59 47.4 5.1 6.6 East 120 35-60 48.4 4.6 9.5 Coast 210 32-58 47.0 8.1 7.2 N.W. 79 34-58 47.2 5.5 6.7
_Mouth Breadth_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 29-72 57.6 4.7 8.2 Interior 154 34-72 59.6 4.4 7.4 East 120 33-66 56.5 3.9 6.9 Coast 210 29-67 57.3 4.0 7.0 N.W. 79 36-65 57.3 4.4 7.8
Mouth breadth averages show the interior groups to have widest mouths, the eastern people least wide, and the coastal and northwestern people intermediate.
_Lip Thickness_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 9-45 22.4 3.8 6.9 Interior 154 12-31 23.4 3.6 5.4 East 120 12-29 21.7 3.4 5.7 Coast 210 16-45 20.8 3.6 5.3 N.W. 79 10-29 22.0 3.9 5.7
Thick lips are characteristic of most Fijians. The interior average is highest for this diameter, whereas the northwestern Fijians have least-thick lips.
_Ear Length_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 55-83 66.6 4.5 6.8 Interior 154 53-83 66.0 4.8 7.3 East 120 55-80 67.2 5.0 7.4 Coast 210 55-77 66.7 4.9 7.3 N.W. 79 57-75 66.5 3.7 5.6 Tonga (Sullivan) 117 56-81 66.0 4.6 6.9