North American Indians of the plains / by Clark Wissler.

  • Clark Wissler
Date:
1912
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Credit: North American Indians of the plains / by Clark Wissler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Millimeters Inches. Dakota 1726 67.09 Plains-Ojibway 1723 67.8 Blackfoot 1715 67.5 Kiowa 1709 67.2 Comanche 1678 66.06 These are from the typical nomadic group of tribes as previously defined and with the exception of the Comanche are quite tall. As the figures above are averages, we must expect among the Cheyenne some very tall individuals. (Twenty per cent of those measured, exceeded 1820 mm.) On the west, the statures are less: Millimeters Inches Nez Perce 1697 66.8 Ute 1661 65.4 Among the village group we note: Millimeters Inches Omaha 1732 68.1 Pawnee 1713 67.4 Arikara 1690 66.5 again a tendency toward tall statures. Looking at the faces of the various tribes, some general differences appear. Those of the Blackfoot, Plains-Cree, and Assiniboine seem rather rounded and delicate while those of the Dakota are longer and clear cut with strong lines, an eagle nose and more prominent cheek bones. The Pawnee again have large heavy or
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