. Natives of Australia. as on an average 74^ to 100; in other words,the cephalic index was 74*5, but the extremes were66S and 8o5 ; this is distinctly longer than theaverage for the rest of Australia so far as it has beenarrived at. In the Arunta the length of the foot is on anaverage 10 inches, of the women about three-quartersof an inch less. It may be added that both the Aruntaand other Australian natives are very clever with theirtoes; they will pick up objects with them, and dragspears after them in the grass by this means whenthey do not wish to attract attention; the sd^ ofthe feet are
. Natives of Australia. as on an average 74^ to 100; in other words,the cephalic index was 74*5, but the extremes were66S and 8o5 ; this is distinctly longer than theaverage for the rest of Australia so far as it has beenarrived at. In the Arunta the length of the foot is on anaverage 10 inches, of the women about three-quartersof an inch less. It may be added that both the Aruntaand other Australian natives are very clever with theirtoes; they will pick up objects with them, and dragspears after them in the grass by this means whenthey do not wish to attract attention; the sd^ ofthe feet are remarkably hard, and they travel overstony ground with less discomfort than a well-shodEuropean. Angas, writing nearly sixty years ago, gave a de-scription of the inhabitants of South Australia, but heconfines himself to general statements and gives nofigures, so that it is impossible to compare his tribeswith the Arunta ; he states, however, that the eyes areuniversally of a dark, reddish hazel, with very black Plate 5.
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