The East-Aethiopids also called Somalids (a better suiting term) are the typical nomadic herder type and main type among the Cushitic speaking Somali, Afar and Ogaden Oromo in the dry and plain lowland regions of the Horn of Africa. The complexion is darker, the hair straighter(mostly wavy and curly, often straight), the features more elongated, extreme leptodolichomorphic types are more prevalent and in height taller(heights above 190 cm are very common) than the Classic Aethiopid variants from the Ethiopian and Eritrean highland plateau. It can be regarded as the Cushitic archetype. Minor arabid tendencies(influences?) can be disregarded and are nearly absent.
The
area of distribution consists of the Afar Triangle(e.g. Danakil
desert) between Eritrea, Djibouti and Northern Ethiopia, the Ogaden
region in Eastern Ethiopia and Somalia where it has its strongest
presence:
Typical landscapes of the Afar Triangle(e.g. Danakil desert), Ogaden & Somalia:
East-Aethiopids (Somalids):
Example according to Carleton S. Coon:
