. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. 98 b Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 PART II FIGURES BEGINNING WITH OPENING B LXXXIII. The Man and his Harpoon This figure is known at Indian point, Siberia, in the Mackenzie delta, and in Coronation gulf. At Indian point it is called ayacoki, a man's name, and a chant describes how he harpoons a walrus, the action being illustrated by a method of dissolution which causes the left index to be caught in a noose. The Mackenzie natives call the figure ayayuqaq, "the old man," and have a chant describing how
. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. 98 b Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 PART II FIGURES BEGINNING WITH OPENING B LXXXIII. The Man and his Harpoon This figure is known at Indian point, Siberia, in the Mackenzie delta, and in Coronation gulf. At Indian point it is called ayacoki, a man's name, and a chant describes how he harpoons a walrus, the action being illustrated by a method of dissolution which causes the left index to be caught in a noose. The Mackenzie natives call the figure ayayuqaq, "the old man," and have a chant describing how he harpoons an ice-keg, illustrated in the same way. The Coron- ation gulf natives call the figure utok, "vulva," and dissolve it by merely drop- ping the loops. I have not heard it described as a separate figure by the Alaskan Eskimos, though two or three other figures known to them follow the same steps (see Nos. LXXXVI and LXXXVII, and cp. CVII and the following figures). Opening B. Insert the last three fingers of each hand into the index loops from the proximal side and hook down with them the radial string. With the backs of the thumbs from the proximal side draw through the thumb loops the radial index strings. With the backs of each middle finger take up the string on each side which crosses the palm of the thumb, and on the proximal side of all the strings push the middle finger loops through each other and interchange them on the middle fingers. Drop the index and thumb loops. You have the figure variously named ayacoki, ayayuqaq and utok^. Fig. 120 The Indian point natives chant: ayacok hivak kan-a nayukyo aydcokim andkaylummaya The Mackenzie Eskimos chant: ayayuqaq tcikulij-am qoyonavatin tuvaq payna nauliyun Agasoki, the walrus down there Harpoon it, Agasoki. I have not missed it. Old man, the young ice is going to crush you. The ice-cake over there, stick your spear into Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may h
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