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INTRODUCTION.

had married into the tribe, and was living in a gudem (Chenchu settlement).

Stature cm. Nasal Index.
Av. Max. Min. Av. Max. Min.
162.5 175 149.6 81.9 95.7 68.1

By the dolichocephalic type of cranium which has persisted, and which the Chenchus possess in common with various other jungle tribes, they are still, as shown by the following table, at once differentiated from the mesaticephalic dwellers in the plains near the foot of the Nallamalais:

Cephalic
Index.
Number of
times the
index was 80
or over.
40 Chenchus 74.3  1
60 Gollas 77.5  9
50 Bōyas 77.9 14
39 Tōta Balijas 78.0 10
49 Kāpus 78.8 16
19 Upparas 78.8  4
16 Mangalas 78.8  7
17 Yerukalas 78.6  6
12 Mēdaras 80.7  8

In a note on the jungle tribes, M. Louis Lapicque,[1] who carried out anthropometric observations in Southern India a few years ago, writes as follows. "Dans les montagnes des Nilghirris et d'Anémalé, situées au cœur

  1. Les Nègres d'Asie, et la race Nègre en général. Revue Scientifique, VI July, 1906.