The nasal index for the same

The nasal index for the same 45 Baloches is 68.8 It is clear, therefore, that as far as

the shape of the head is concerned the Baloches must be classed with the
brachycephalic Iranians, and not with the dolichocephalic Arabs or Indians. This
applies to the Baloches west of the Indus, while those who have settled east of
that river show a tendency to approximate to the Indian type.

2

In their organization and customs they certainly show signs of Turkoman
influence, probably without much mixture of blood. The adoption of Turki
names for tribes (

tuman bolak, el, and u1us), for beasts of burden (lagh and olak, T.

ulagh

and certain proper names (Chakar, Sanjar, Ghazan, Zangi), points

towards such a contact, probably in the time of the Seljuk monarchy.