Comparative Study on the Physical Characteristics of the Drung People and Nu(ALong) People
Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, Canton 510275
ABSTRACT: Physical measurements, physical index calculations, and physical style determinations were carried out on a random sample of 120 individuals of Drung nationality from Bapo village in Dulong River Township and 120 individuals of Nu nationality ALong branch from Qiunatong village in Bingzhongluo Township of Nu River District. The two populations exhibited many similar physical features as follows: the head shapes are of intermediate type and a little round observed from above, and wide and high observed from front; the faces are narrow and long; the eyeslits are of intermediate type and narrow type; the noses are narrow and long; the lips are of intermediate thinness; Mongolian fold is never seen. Drung people are a little shorter than ALong people averagely. The shared features between two populations are all general physical characters of the Southwest Mongoloid Group. Our data indicate that the two populations probably share the same most recent ancestry.
Key words: Drung; Nu Nationality; Anthropometry;Physical characters; Comparative Study