Mandinka lips: volume, shape and philtrum in 67 observed portraits
Mandinka: overall lip volume Full in 60% of 67; upper-to-lower lip volume ratio Lower dominant (natural ratio) in 71% of 66; cupid's bow morphology Soft / rounded in 100% of 66; philtrum definition Defined columns in 56% of 66; mouth width Wide in 55% of 67.
Catalog portraits for Mandinka are AI-generated adult subjects; the measurements on this page come from documented photographs of real people, not from these images.
Overall lip volume
n = 67 assessableCombined lip volume from a frontal view. Independent ethnic-correlated dimension; West African and African-diaspora populations average higher native lip volume than European populations, with substantial individual variation.
| Value | Share | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ModerateAverage volume; lips clearly visible with modest projection. | 40% | 27 | |
| FullPronounced volume; lips project substantially from the perioral plane. | 60% | 40 |
Vocabulary: Overall lip volume (lip_volume_qualitative)
Upper-to-lower lip volume ratio
n = 66 assessableRelative volume of the upper lip compared to the lower lip in frontal view.
| Value | Share | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower dominant (natural ratio)Lower lip larger than upper, approximating the 1:1.6 aesthetic reference. | 71% | 47 | |
| Balanced (~1:1)Upper and lower lip of approximately equal volume. | 29% | 19 |
Vocabulary: Upper-to-lower lip volume ratio (mallucci_branford_lip_ratio)
Cupid's bow morphology
n = 66 assessableShape of the upper-lip vermilion border at midline (Cupid's bow).
| Value | Share | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft / roundedGentle curves at the peaks; M-shape present but rounded. | 100% | 66 |
Vocabulary: Cupid's bow morphology (cupids_bow_qualitative)
Philtrum definition
n = 66 assessableShape and definition of the philtrum (the vertical groove between the nose and upper lip).
| Value | Share | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defined columnsClear philtral columns visible; well-demarcated central groove. | 56% | 37 | |
| SoftSubtle column definition. | 39% | 26 | |
| Smooth / minimalPhiltrum nearly flat; columns not distinct. | 5% | 3 |
Vocabulary: Philtrum definition (philtrum_qualitative)
Mouth width
n = 67 assessableWidth of the mouth (cheilion to cheilion) relative to the inter-iris distance.
| Value | Share | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BalancedMouth width approximately equal to inter-iris distance (Farkas reference). | 45% | 30 | |
| WideMouth width substantially greater than inter-iris distance. | 55% | 37 |
Vocabulary: Mouth width (mouth_width_proportional)
Where these numbers come from
67 publicly documented portraits of notable Mandinka people were assessed by a vision model against the full 22-vocabulary schema, one value per dimension. Values are what the photographs show, read by a model, not population measurements. Each table counts only portraits where the value could be assessed; covered, obscured and unclear portraits are reported separately.
Notable-people corpora skew older, so hair color over-represents gray and white, and image quality varies. Treat shares as a description of this sample.
These rows are not yet in the published catalog dataset, which currently carries the earlier single-row analysis; see the methodology. A family page exists only when at least 10 portraits carry an assessable value.