_Temporal Fullness_
Absent Subm. + Total
No. % No. % No. %
Fiji I 1 0 563 69 249 31 813
Interior 0 0 113 74 40 26 153
East 0 0 70 58 50 42 120
Coast 1 0 148 71 60 29 208
N.W. 0 0 59 75 20 25 79
_Occipital Protrusion_
Absent Subm. + Total
No. % No. % No. %
Fiji I 13 2 775 95 25 3 813
Interior 4 3 149 97 0 0 153
East 0 0 116 97 4 3 120
Coast 3 1 193 92 13 6 209
N.W. 0 0 79 100 0 0 79
A narrowness in the temporal part of the head is indicated. Sixty-nine
per cent of the subject show submedium temporal fullness, whereas the
remainder are moderate. This condition is not marked and may best be
described as a discernable tendency.
The back of the head is generally rather flat as the 95 per cent
incidence of occipital protrusion indicates. This is a natural
condition; no intentional flattening is practiced by Fijians.
_Lambdoidal Flattening_
Absent Subm. + Total
No. % No. % No. %
Fiji I 754 93 32 4 27 3 813
Interior 153 100 0 0 0 0 153
East 113 94 5 4 2 2 120
Coast 188 90 13 6 8 4 209
N.W. 72 91 3 4 4 5 79
_Occipital Flattening_
Absent Subm. + Total
No. % No. % No. %
Fiji I 809 100 2 0 2 0 813
Interior 153 100 0 0 0 0 153
East 120 100 0 0 0 0 120
Coast 209 100 0 0 0 0 209
N.W. 79 99 0 0 1 1 79
_Median Sagittal Crest_
Absent Subm. + Total
No. % No. % No. %
Fiji I 600 74 177 22 36 4 813
Interior 96 63 46 30 11 7 153
East 109 91 10 8 1 1 120
Coast 160 77 43 21 6 3 209
N.W. 53 57 24 30 2 3 79
_Parietal Bosses_
Absent Subm. + ++ Total
No. % No. % No. % No. %
Fiji I 17 2 413 51 381 47 2 0 813
Interior 1 1 130 85 22 14 0 0 153
East 4 3 66 55 50 42 0 0 120
Coast 6 3 82 39 120 57 1 0 209
N.W. 1 1 40 51 38 48 0 0 79
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_
Absent Left Right Total
No. % No. % No. %
Fiji 813 100 0 0 0 0 813
Interior 153 100 0 0 0 0 153
East 119 100 0 0 0 0 119
Coast 208 100 0 0 0 0 208
N.W. 79 100 0 0 0 0 79
_Facial Asymmetry_
Absent Left Right Total
No. % No. % No. %
Fiji 806 100 1 0 0 0 807
Interior 153 100 0 0 0 0 153
East 117 98 0 0 2 2 119
Coast 206 99 0 0 2 1 208
N.W. 78 99 1 0 0 0 79
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.