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Table 7 Application of neoclassical canons to Kenyan male and female face

From: Normative anthropometry and proportions of the Kenyan-African face and comparative anthropometry in relation to African Americans and North American Whites

Canon II

KM %

KF%

tr-n = n-sn > 1

100

100

tr-n = n-sn < −1

0

0

tr-n = n-sn > = − 1 < =1

0

0

Canon II

tr-n = sn-me> 1

8

30

tr-n = sn-me<−1

86

59

tr-n = sn-me> = −1 < =1

6

11

Canon III

tr-g = g-sn > 1

31

3

tr-g = g-sn < −1

64

95

tr-g = g-sn > = − 1 < =1

6

3

Canon V

en-en = al-al > 1

0

0

en-en = al-al < −1

100

100

en-en = al-al > = − 1 < =1

0

0

Canon VI

en-en = ex-en > 1

17

8

en-en = ex-en < −1

50

65

en-en = ex-en > = − 1 < =1

33

27

Canon VII

ch-ch = 1.5(al-al) > 1

6

3

ch-ch = 1.5(al-al) < −1

89

86

ch-ch = 1.5(al-al) > = − 1 < =1

6

11

Canon VIII

al-al = 0.25(zy-zy) > 1

100

100

al-al = 0.25(zy-zy) < −1

0

0

al-al = 0.25(zy-zy) > = − 1 < =1

0

0