Malabarese
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| Similar Types | GracileIndid, Kolid, Keralid, Toda, Karnatid |
| Group | Indid, Veddid |
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Description
Indid-Veddid influenced type of Southwestern India, found in its most typical form in Kerala, e.g. in Malabarese and related people. Common with a large population. It is similar to the Indo Melanids further East, often mixed with Keralids and sometimes with Malids. In Southwestern Dekkan, there exists a more brachimorph variety, the Canarese.[1]
Physical Traits
Dark brown skin, black, often wavy hair. Medium height, mesoskelic, ectomorph. Small-headed, dolichocephalic, orthocranic or mildly hypsicranic. Mesorrhine nose, significantly wider than in Indids. The face is short with a mildly prominent chin and full lips. The features overall are less robust and more slender than in the Melanids farther east.