Two of the men, Sawéng and Sángo, (fig. 6 is the profile of Sawéng) have very remarkable heads which depart greatly from the Binuá, Mintirá and Malay. The forehead is broader than the cheek bones, so as to give the face in front something of the shape of a pear. But in contrast with this unusual breadth is its extreme narrowness, the hair approaching to within less than 2 inches of the eyebrows.[1] The second remarkable characteristic consists in the entire absence of the prognathous form. The lower jaw indeed advances well so as to form a rather sharp chin, but instead of the upper jaw advancing, the whole face from the chin to the base of the brow appears as if it were flattened, so that when viewed in profile all the features seem to be placed on a straight line from which the prominent parts rise very slightly. The lips are comparatively thin, firm and not open, and the mouth small, presenting a great contrast to the gross, loose lips of the Mintirá. The under lip is slightly thrust out or pouting. The whole mouth instead of being sensual has a singular expression of good temper and even of serenity and sweetness. The eyebrows are horizontal so as to form parts of a straight line. The upper part of the body deviates no less strikingly from the ordinary Binua standard, the shoulders being wide and the waist comparatively narrow. The smallness of the head in proportion to the width of the shoulders is one of the marked peculiarities of the figures. The face in its peculiar flatness resembles the profile of a Siamese in the plate of eight national portraits contained in the second volume of Mr. Crawfurd's Embassy to Siam and Cochin China, and the extent to which the hair ad- vances on the forehead is another Siamese characteristic. The brow however is not a slight curve as in the profile of the Siamese, but advances from the face at a sharp angle. The line of the lower jaw also instead of extending back in a horizontal line and then rising nearly at a right angle to the car, proceeds in a direct slightly curved line to the car as in the second profile in Mr. Crawfurd's plate, that of a Chong.
Another of the Biduanda Kallang, Nanéng, (a remarkably strong built and powerful man) has the pyramidal or lozenge face in perfection, the cheek bones being more prominent than in most Binuá.
- ↑ The lithographed profile of Saweng gives too great a height to the forehead.
