. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. Eskimo String Figures 73 b LX. A Small Boat This is the figure given by Dr. Gordon from Diomede Island, where he says it bears the name of "Kochlinee," and means "a Siberian ; A Port Clarence native called it umegcat, "a small boat," and an Inland Eskimo from behind Barrow gave it the same name. Both knew the development into "two men" (m^uk). The Inland native sang the following chant with the first figure: umeacat qatqoqd tdnmaydci and the people in the boat reply: tanmay
. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. Scientific expeditions. Eskimo String Figures 73 b LX. A Small Boat This is the figure given by Dr. Gordon from Diomede Island, where he says it bears the name of "Kochlinee," and means "a Siberian ; A Port Clarence native called it umegcat, "a small boat," and an Inland Eskimo from behind Barrow gave it the same name. Both knew the development into "two men" (m^uk). The Inland native sang the following chant with the first figure: umeacat qatqoqd tdnmaydci and the people in the boat reply: tanmayukcuilayut After which the chant continues: Little boat down there, are you stopping to camp? We don't intend to camp. cunik qaqlaq cumk tdyiaqXuymk ? ? ? ? ? iqcivKutikyoq avanmun Being afraid, it is said, in opposite aulalaqtuk directions they went Fig. 81 LXI. Two Bkown Bears Issuing Fkom Two Caves Below a Mountain The Inland natives of North Alaska, from whom this figure was learnt, give it the above name (aklak acikm dniruk). It is an altogether different figure from "the two caves" known to the Mackenzie natives (see No. II), but greatly resembles the last figure, "a small boat," in its movements. Opening A. Push the hands from the distal side through the thumb loops, thereby converting the ulnar thumb string into the proximal radial index string. Pass the thumbs distal to the proximal radial index string and take up the distal ulnar little finger string from the proximal side and draw it through. With the right thumb and index take hold of the radial left thumb string, release the left thumb and reinsert it into its loops from the distal side. Do the same with the right thumb. Carefully turn the palms downwards, and, passing the thumbs down on the proximal side of all the strings, pressing their ulnar strings before them, take up with, them from the proximal side the ulnar wrist (the proximal ulnar little finger) string and Please note
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