An aquiline nose (also called a Roman nose) is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. The word aquiline comes from the Latin word aquilinus ("eagle-like"), an allusion to the curved beak of an eagle.[1][2][3]
In racialist discourse, especially that of post-Enlightenment Western scientists and writers, a Roman nose has frequently been characterized as a marker of beauty and nobility, as in Plutarch's description of Mark Antony.[4][5] The supposed science of physiognomy, popular during the Victorian era, made the "prominent" nose a marker of Aryanness: "the shape of the nose and the cheeks indicated, like the forehead's angle, the subject's social status and level of intelligence. A Roman nose was superior to a snub nose in its suggestion of firmness and power, and heavy jaws revealed a latent sensuality and coarseness".[6]
The aquiline nose was deemed a distinctive feature of some Native American tribes, members of which often took their names after their own characteristic physical attributes (e.g. The Hook Nose).[2] In the depiction of Native Americans, for instance, an aquiline nose is one of the standard traits of the "noble warrior" type.[7] It is so important as a cultural marker, Renee Ann Cramer argued in Cash, Color, and Colonialism (2005), that tribes without such characteristics have found it difficult to receive "federal recognition" or "acknowledgement" from the US government, which is necessary to have a continuous government-to-government relationship with the United States.[8]
Among South Asian peoples
Among South Asian ethnic groups, the aquiline nose type is most common among the peoples of Afghanistan, Dardistan, Pakistan and Kashmir,[9][10] as well as a prominent feature in the Greco-Buddhist statuary of Gandhara (a region spanning the upper Indus and Kabul river valleys throughout northern Pakistan and Kashmir).[11] The ethnographer George Campbell, in his Ethnology of India, states that:
The high nose, slightly aquiline, is a common type [among Kashmiri Brahmins]. Raise a little the brow of a Greek statue and give the nose a small turn at the bony point in front of the bridge, so as to break the straightness of the line, you have the model type of this part of India, to be found both in living men and in the statues of the Peshawar Valley.[12]
^Cook, Eliza (1851). Eliza Cook's Journal. J. O. Clark. p. 381.
^ abFredriksen, John C. (1 January 2001). America's Military Adversaries: From Colonial Times to the Present. ABC-CLIO. p. 432. ISBN978-1-57607-603-3. He matured into a powerfully built man, tall, muscular, with an aquiline profile that gave rise to the name Woquni, or “Hook Nose.” The whites translated this into the more familiar moniker of Roman Nose. In his early youth, Roman Nose ...
^Neuman, Henry; Baretti, Giuseppe Marco Antonio (1827). Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages: Spanish and English. Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins. p. 65. Aquiline, resembling an eagle; when applied to the nose, hooked.
^Adams, Mikaëla M. (2009). "Savage Foes, Noble Warriors, and Frail Remnants: Florida Seminoles in the White Imagination, 1865-1934". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 87 (3): 404–35. JSTOR 20700234.
^Jones, Prudence J. (2006). Cleopatra: A Sourcebook. U of Oklahoma P. p. 94. ISBN9780806137414.
^Cowling, Mary (1989). The Artist as Anthropologist: The Representation of Type and Character in Victorian Art. Cambridge. Cambridge UP. Quoted in McNees, Eleanor (2004). "Punch and the Pope: Three Decades of Anti-Catholic Caricature". Victorian Periodicals Review. 37 (1): 18–45. JSTOR 20083988.
^Cramer, Renee Ann (2006). "The Common Sense of Anti-Indian Racism: Reactions to Mashantucket Pequot Success in Gaming and Acknowledgment". Law & Social Inquiry. 31 (2): 313–41. doi:10.1111/j.1747-4469.2006.00013.x. JSTOR 4092749.
^McCulloch, Anne M. (2006). "Rev. of Cramer, Cash, Color, and Colonialism". Perspectives on Politics. 4 (1): 178–79. doi:10.1017/s1537592706430140. JSTOR 3688655.
^Meyer, Johann Jakob (1971). Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN9788120806382.
^Bamzai, P. N. K. (1994). Culture and Political History of Kashmir. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN9788185880310.
^Kaw, M. K. (2001). Kashmiri Pandits: Looking to the Future. APH Publishing. ISBN9788176482363.
Further reading
Barolsky, Paul (2007). Michelangelo's Nose: A Myth and Its Maker. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN9780271032726.
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An aquiline nose also called a Roman nose is a human nose with a prominent bridge giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent The word aquiline comes from the Latin word aquilinus eagle like an allusion to the curved beak of an eagle 1 2 3 An aquiline nasal profileContents 1 In racialist discourse 1 1 Among Native Americans 1 2 Among South Asian peoples 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingIn racialist discourse EditIn racialist discourse especially that of post Enlightenment Western scientists and writers a Roman nose has frequently been characterized as a marker of beauty and nobility as in Plutarch s description of Mark Antony 4 5 The supposed science of physiognomy popular during the Victorian era made the prominent nose a marker of Aryanness the shape of the nose and the cheeks indicated like the forehead s angle the subject s social status and level of intelligence A Roman nose was superior to a snub nose in its suggestion of firmness and power and heavy jaws revealed a latent sensuality and coarseness 6 Illustration of a Roman or aquiline nose Among Native Americans Edit See also Henry Roman Nose The aquiline nose was deemed a distinctive feature of some Native American tribes members of which often took their names after their own characteristic physical attributes e g The Hook Nose 2 In the depiction of Native Americans for instance an aquiline nose is one of the standard traits of the noble warrior type 7 It is so important as a cultural marker Renee Ann Cramer argued in Cash Color and Colonialism 2005 that tribes without such characteristics have found it difficult to receive federal recognition or acknowledgement from the US government which is necessary to have a continuous government to government relationship with the United States 8 Among South Asian peoples EditAmong South Asian ethnic groups the aquiline nose type is most common among the peoples of Afghanistan Dardistan Pakistan and Kashmir 9 10 as well as a prominent feature in the Greco Buddhist statuary of Gandhara a region spanning the upper Indus and Kabul river valleys throughout northern Pakistan and Kashmir 11 The ethnographer George Campbell in his Ethnology of India states that The high nose slightly aquiline is a common type among Kashmiri Brahmins Raise a little the brow of a Greek statue and give the nose a small turn at the bony point in front of the bridge so as to break the straightness of the line you have the model type of this part of India to be found both in living men and in the statues of the Peshawar Valley 12 See also EditAnatomy of the human nose Jewish noseReferences Edit Cook Eliza 1851 Eliza Cook s Journal J O Clark p 381 a b Fredriksen John C 1 January 2001 America s Military Adversaries From Colonial Times to the Present ABC CLIO p 432 ISBN 978 1 57607 603 3 He matured into a powerfully built man tall muscular with an aquiline profile that gave rise to the name Woquni or Hook Nose The whites translated this into the more familiar moniker of Roman Nose In his early youth Roman Nose Neuman Henry Baretti Giuseppe Marco Antonio 1827 Neuman and Baretti s Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages Spanish and English Hilliard Gray Little and Wilkins p 65 Aquiline resembling an eagle when applied to the nose hooked Adams Mikaela M 2009 Savage Foes Noble Warriors and Frail Remnants Florida Seminoles in the White Imagination 1865 1934 The Florida Historical Quarterly 87 3 404 35 JSTOR 20700234 Jones Prudence J 2006 Cleopatra A Sourcebook U of Oklahoma P p 94 ISBN 9780806137414 Cowling Mary 1989 The Artist as Anthropologist The Representation of Type and Character in Victorian Art Cambridge Cambridge UP Quoted in McNees Eleanor 2004 Punch and the Pope Three Decades of Anti Catholic Caricature Victorian Periodicals Review 37 1 18 45 JSTOR 20083988 Cramer Renee Ann 2006 The Common Sense of Anti Indian Racism Reactions to Mashantucket Pequot Success in Gaming and Acknowledgment Law amp Social Inquiry 31 2 313 41 doi 10 1111 j 1747 4469 2006 00013 x JSTOR 4092749 McCulloch Anne M 2006 Rev of Cramer Cash Color and Colonialism Perspectives on Politics 4 1 178 79 doi 10 1017 s1537592706430140 JSTOR 3688655 Man in India A K Bose 1940 Meyer Johann Jakob 1971 Sexual Life in Ancient India A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture Motilal Banarsidass Publ ISBN 9788120806382 Bamzai P N K 1994 Culture and Political History of Kashmir M D Publications Pvt Ltd ISBN 9788185880310 Kaw M K 2001 Kashmiri Pandits Looking to the Future APH Publishing ISBN 9788176482363 Further reading EditBarolsky Paul 2007 Michelangelo s Nose A Myth and Its Maker John Wiley amp Sons ISBN 9780271032726 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aquiline nose amp oldid 1116370246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
