. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. Eskimo String Figures 115 b As if this were not sufficiently complicated there is a fourth figure, somewhat similar in its movements, which some Barrow natives called "the owl" and its continuation "the lemming" (avmj'aq), whilst other Barrow natives, and also some Colville river Eskimos, called it "the ptarmigan and the rabbit"; I believe the Mackenzie natives know it also under this latter name. Until further information is forthcoming from other places it is quite impossible to decide w
. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. Eskimo String Figures 115 b As if this were not sufficiently complicated there is a fourth figure, somewhat similar in its movements, which some Barrow natives called "the owl" and its continuation "the lemming" (avmj'aq), whilst other Barrow natives, and also some Colville river Eskimos, called it "the ptarmigan and the rabbit"; I believe the Mackenzie natives know it also under this latter name. Until further information is forthcoming from other places it is quite impossible to decide which are the genuine original figures, and which are merely variations. The first figure, "the owl and the fox," of the Copper Eskimos, will be described first. A. The Owl and the Fox (Copper) Make "the fox" (No. XCV), but without dropping the left little finger loop. Over near the left hand is a triangle or trapezium. Pass the left index into this from the distal side, hook its palm over the lower transverse string and draw it through to the distal side of all the strings. Drop the left little finger loop, and, passing it through the left thumb loop, remove with it the left index loop from the distal side and return. You have "the snowy ; Drop the left little finger loop and you have "the fox" which frightened it away. The Barrow and Inland natives, who, as was said above, call "the fox" a "dog," chant when they reach the owl stage: tdktukdcilidcufja ho-q Taktukitcikitcunga (dog's name) hoq. taktukddkdcuya ho-q Taktukitcikitcunga hoq. tikd-coq qi'mici pdoiyaqtokdyd He has arrived, go and fasten up your dogs. Then dropping the left little finger loop, they cried ho-q, ho-q, ho-q,^ and vibrated the left hand, when "the dog" travelled to the left. Some Inland Eskimos from the Endicott mountains sang a different chant, which ran as follows: taktukddkdcuya taktukddkdcuya Taktukitcikitcunga taktukiyioq qayma U
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