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Phenotype

Dinkaid Phenotype - Face Features & Origin

The Dinkaid phenotype is a east africa human phenotype documented in historical anthropology literature. This page presents the Dinkaid phenotype average face composite, its geographic distribution, physical characteristics, historical background, and academic references.

Average Face

The Dinkaid phenotype average face is a composite synthesized from multiple individual photographs by historical anthropologists. It represents a statistical impression of recurring facial features, not a real person.

Dinkaid phenotype average face composite

Geographic Distribution

The Dinkaid phenotype is native to East Africa. The historical distribution below reflects approximate centers of prevalence documented roughly 1500 years ago; modern borders and population movements have since blurred these boundaries.

Approximate coordinates: 0.00°, 35.00° (latitude, longitude).

Dinkaid phenotype historical center: 0.00, 35.00 — East Africa

Physical Characteristics

Black skin and kinky hair. Very tall, the tallest of all modern phenotypes. Hyperbrachyskelic, extremely ectomorph with thin hips and rather gracile upper bodies. (Hyper-)dolichocephalic, mildly hypsicranic. Wider faces than Shillukid. Mildly platyrrhine, the forehead steep, the lips full and the chin sturdy. In some individuals, pseudo-Mongoloid eyes can appear. Prognathy is weak or absent.

Historical Background

Nilotid proper that shows the most pronounced Nilotic features: the tallest, most long-legged and one of the darkest phenotypes in the world. Typically found in the swamp areas of the Upper Nile in South Sudan. Most common in Dinka and Nuer, but also Atuot, Atwot, Agar, Bor, more mixed in Lotuko and Karamojong.

Source: Human Phenotypes — Dinkaid

References & Literature

The Dinkaid phenotype entry above is compiled from the following academic references. Readers are encouraged to consult the original sources for verification and deeper context.

  • Lundman, B. 1967. Geographische Anthropologie. Rassen und Völker der Erde. G. Fischer, Stuttgart
  • Girard, H. 1900. Les Dinkas nilotiques. L'Anthr. XI. 409-429.
  • Seligman, C.G. and B. Seligman. 1932. Pagan Tribes of the Nilotic Sudan. George Routledge & Sons Ltd. London
  • Eickstedt, E. von. 1934. Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit. Ferdinand Enke. Stuttgart.
  • Baker, J.R.. 1981. Race. Oxford Univ. Press. London.
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  • Biasutti, R. 1967 (1941). Le Razze e i Popoli della terra. 4th Ed. Vol 1-4. U.T.E.T., Torino.

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