. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. 162 b Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 CXLII. The Duck-spear This figure, which was learnt from an Eskimo on the Colville river and is known also to the Eskimos of Coronation gulf, is almost identical with the first figure in Miss Haddon's book "Cat's Cradles in Many Lands," where it is re- corded from the Indians of British Columbia and from the Zuni Indians to the south. The Eskimo figure is given a slightly more complex form. The Barrow natives call it "the duck-spear," (nuyaqpak), while the C
. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. 162 b Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 CXLII. The Duck-spear This figure, which was learnt from an Eskimo on the Colville river and is known also to the Eskimos of Coronation gulf, is almost identical with the first figure in Miss Haddon's book "Cat's Cradles in Many Lands," where it is re- corded from the Indians of British Columbia and from the Zuni Indians to the south. The Eskimo figure is given a slightly more complex form. The Barrow natives call it "the duck-spear," (nuyaqpak), while the Copper Eskimos call it "a tent" (tupiq). Position 1. Take up with the right index the transverse string on the left palm from the proximal side, give it three or four twists and return. Pass the left index through the right index loop from the distal side, take up the right hand palmar string from the proximal side and return through the Fig. 213 Drop the thumb and little finger loops of the right hand and draw the hands apart. You have "the duck-spear," or ";. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918). Ottawa, F. A. Acland, Printer to the King
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