Parietal Bosses

AbsentSubm.+++Total
No. %No. %No. %No. %
Fiji I17 2413 51381 472 0813
Interior1 1130 8522 140 0153
East4 366 5550 420 0120
Coast6 382 39120 571 0209
N.W.1 140 5138 480 079

A median sagittal crest though not striking is recorded in a number of cases. It has a submedium incidence of 22 per cent and pronounced 4 per cent. Among the interior people, the crest is more common. Because of the heavy, bushy, and wiry hair of Fijians it is probable that some instances of this feature were not detected by simple palpation, and the incidence may be higher than the data indicate.

Submedium development of the parietal bosses is rather common occurring in 51 per cent of the series. It is very common in the interior (85 per cent).

Cranial Asymmetry

AbsentLeftRightTotal
No. %No. %No. %
Fiji813 1000 00 0813
Interior153 1000 00 0153
East119 1000 00 0119
Coast208 1000 00 0208
N.W.79 1000 00 079

Facial Asymmetry

AbsentLeftRightTotal
No. %No. %No. %
Fiji806 1001 00 0807
Interior153 1000 00 0153
East117 980 02 2119
Coast206 990 02 1208
N.W.78 991 00 079

Cranial and facial assymetry are generally lacking, at least in any marked degree. Normal asymmetries of the face and head were ignored in this description.