Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (05): 862-874.doi: 10.16359/j.1000-3193/AAS.2021.0062

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Head facial characteristics of Miao students in Lar Mountain area

LI Wenqin(), QIN Dabao, XIONG Jian, ZHANG Huijuan, HUANG Dayuan()   

  1. Medical College of Jishou University, Jishou 416000
  • Received:2021-01-27 Revised:2021-05-08 Online:2022-10-15 Published:2022-10-14
  • Contact: HUANG Dayuan E-mail:2820341295@qq.com;hdy18kju@163.com

Abstract:

Ten items of head facial characteristics of 1896 Miao primary and middle school students(919 males and 977 females)aged 6~16 in Lar mountain area were investigated by anthropometry method, and 13 cephalofacial index values were calculated by formula. The results were as follows: 1) The growth development in head and face of Miao students has following characteristics: The mean value of measuring items increased gradually with age, the mean values of head and face indicators of boys were higher than those of girls in the same age group, and there were significant difference in majority of age groups. 2) Overall, the values of length-breadth index of head, morphological facial index, morphological upper facial index, physiognomic facial index, zygomatic frontal index, physiognomic upper facial index, physiognomic upper facial height index of male students and morphological facial index, morphological upper facial index, physiognomic facial index, zygomatic mandibular index, physiognomic upper facial index of female students increased at first and then decreased with age. 3) The values of vertical cephalo-facial index of male students and length height index of head, breadth height index of head, transverse cephalo-facial index of female students increased gradually with age. 4) There were significant differences between the values of length height index of head, breadth height index of head, transverse frontoparietal index of male students and those of female students in majority of age groups. 5) Head shapes of Miao students of Lar Mountain area were characterized by mesocephaly, hypsicephalic and tapeinocephalic, and their facial types were mainly featured by euryprosopy and hypereuryen. 6) The results of the principal component showed that compared with other ethnic groups, the face type of boy was short and wide, and the head shape was long, while the face type of girl was shorter, and head type was longer and narrower of Miao ethnic group in Lar mountain. 7) The head and facial feature of Miao students in Lar Mountain is close to those of Tujia and Rongshui Miao, far away from Kazak and Han of Xinxiang.

Key words: Miao students, Head and face, Lar mountain area, Anthropometric method

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