The measurements relating to the form of the vault comprise the
maximum length and breadth, and the basion-bregma height, with the
resultant percentage-relations or indexes. The details are given in
the accompanying table. Although the number of undeformed specimens in
good condition is small, it will be seen (_a_) that there is an absence
of extremes in the several dimensions, (_b_) that the crania range in
type from dolichocephalic to mesocephalic, and (_c_) that they show
good height. As a result of the latter, both the height-length and the
height-breadth indices are high, though corresponding well with those
of many other Indian tribes and those of numerous other branches of the
yellow-brown race. Comparisons will be found in the second part of this
report, which deals with the Eastern Indians in general.
[Illustration: BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 62 PLATE 5]
[Illustration: TWO BURIALS IN EXTENDED POSITION
The lower burial is of special interest as showing how much of a
skeleton may be decayed or scattered without disturbance of the
remainder]