Head size as expressed by the cranial module averages 157.7 mm. for all Fijians. Regional fluctuation is unimportant.

Minimum Frontal

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81599-125109.94.02.7
Interior154100-121109.83.63.3
East12099-122110.83.83.4
Coast210100-125109.74.74.3
N.W.79101-120109.43.73.4

A minimum frontal diameter of 109.9 mm. indicates a fairly ample forehead breadth for the total sample. None of the subgroups depart much from this value.

Fronto-Parietal

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81558-8970.64.36.1
Interior15463-8272.23.34.6
East12064-7970.53.04.3
Coast21058-7769.94.15.9
N.W.7961-8969.78.712.5

Forehead breadth relative to total cranial width is 70.6 per cent. The greatest deviation from this average occurs in the interior where the fronto-parietal ratio is 72.2 per cent and lesser head breadth more than greater forehead width causes the higher index.

THE FACE

Bizygomatic

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample815110-164145.75.03.4
Interior154110-163145.86.34.3
East120137-161146.74.32.9
Coast210128-164145.24.93.4
N.W.79136-156145.14.33.0
Fiji (Howells)132130-159144.055.053.5
Solomons (Howells)84115-149138.05.54.0
Tonga (Sullivan)116131-159143.55.94.1