. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. 32 a Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 The Inland Eskimos of North Alaska chant: kiyiajuk nuyakpakcaqciyatin and "the beaver" is supposed to reply: nuyakpaktiyiayit'cuya ndk'axiyuya ki The Kobuk river Eskimos chant: kiyiayuk kiyiayuk qaj â qay ⢠and "the beaver" answers: ndtkaiyayufjd Beaver, he is going to throw his spear at you. I will not let him hit me with his spear, I shall dive . . ki. Beaver, beaver, he is going to shoot his arrow at you, to shoot his arrow
. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. 32 a Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 The Inland Eskimos of North Alaska chant: kiyiajuk nuyakpakcaqciyatin and "the beaver" is supposed to reply: nuyakpaktiyiayit'cuya ndk'axiyuya ki The Kobuk river Eskimos chant: kiyiayuk kiyiayuk qaj â qay ⢠and "the beaver" answers: ndtkaiyayufjd Beaver, he is going to throw his spear at you. I will not let him hit me with his spear, I shall dive . . ki. Beaver, beaver, he is going to shoot his arrow at you, to shoot his arrow at you. I shall Fig. 27 The more usual opening for this figure is by the third method of making "the little finger," when the second movement brings you to the point marked * in the above description. XXII. The Opening of the Dock This Mackenzie Eskimo figure, which is called upkweqtoq, "the door is open" follows the method of "the beaver" up to its final stages. The two figures must have a common origin, since some of the movements are very unusual and complicated. Proceed as in "the beaver" until you reach Fig. 26. At that point pass the right little finger into the right index loops from the proximal side, push out to the distal side the strings that form the knot (they resolve into two vertical strings), then drop the index loops. Half-circle the little finger counter-clockwise and hold its two loops in the right 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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