This head differs in nothing from that of the Indians in general, from one
end of the continent to the other: but it is gratifying 'to he able to present a
perfectly natural skull of a people among whom a round, or naturally formed head,
is considered a degradation.
MEASUREMENTS.
Longitudinal diameter, .
Parietal diameter, .
Frontal diameter, .
Vertical diameter, . . ‘ .
Inter-mastoid arch, .
Inter-mastoid line, .
Occipito-frontal arch,
Horizontal periphery,
Internal capacity, •. .
Capacity of the anterior chamber,
Capacity of the posterior chamber,
Capacity of the coronal region,
Facial angle, . . . .
6.7 inches.
5.4 inches.
4.4 inches.
5.3 inches.
14. inches.
4.2 inches.
14. inches.
19.4 inches.
74. cubic inches.
33. cubic inches.
41. cubic inches.
14. cubic inches.
76 degrees.
PLATE XLIII.
CHINOUK.
Mr. Townsend, through whose kindness I received this skull, accompanied it
with the following memorandum: “ The skull of the Chinouk is that of a high
chief, as was manifest in the superior style in which his canoe was decked out,
the unusual fineness of the wrappings with which the body was covered, and the
M ot tons C ran ia Americana^
OF COLUMBIA RIVER
Drawn from N a tu re a n d on Stone hy John Collins