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Mr. W. W. Rouse Ball 



[March 12, 



7. A Man Paddling his Kayak.* (Chukchi, N.E. Asia.) 



Position I. 



Do the first four movements of " The Duck " (p. 98), except that in 



the second part of the first movement the left thumb picks up 



the right ulnar little-finger string from the ulnar side, thus 



making the figure symmetrical. 

 Pass each little finger proximally into its respective central diamond, 



and hook down the strings which cross the thumb-loops obliquely. 

 Make the thumb-loops common. Pass thumbs proximally into the 



index loops, navaho them and release indices. 

 Transfer little-finger loops to indices (the straight string being on 



the radial side). 

 Transfer thumb-loops to little fingers (the straight string being on 



the ulnar side). 

 Extend figure, and move the index fingers to represent the 

 man paddling his kayak. 



Fig. 15. — A Man Paddling his Kayak. 



8. The Eel = Sirima, (Mawata, W. Papua.) 



Place the string on the little fingers. 



Pass the right thumb distal to the strings and pick them up on its 



back, draw tight. Pass the left thumb proximal to the two 



right palmar strings, to the ulnar side of the ulnar thumb 



strings, and draw out. 

 Pass the thumbs proximal to the two little-finger strings and pick 



them up. With the index fingers pick up from the proximal 



side the two ulnar thumb strings. 

 Raise the right hand and rotate the left hand downwards and towards 



you, to extend the figure. 



* Collected by Mrs. A. E. Hodder. 



