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Take the loop off the hands and rotate through 180 degrees clock- 

 wise, and replace in Position I. so that the ulnar little-finger 

 strings are still ulnar, but lie over instead of under the toe 

 strings. 



Again imitate the bird scratching. 



Release thumbs and lay figure down with the little-finger strings 



nearest you. 

 Pick up on the indices their respective toe strings in the centre of 



the figure and draw out. 



This represents the two eggs laid by the Scrub Hen. 



Syn. Making Sago = Do. (Kiwi, Mouth of Fly River, Papua.) 

 The sago is kneaded with the hand, turned over and kneaded again, 

 and finallv formed into two balls. 



13. The Fkog = Parara. (Kiwi, Mouth of Fly River, Papua.) 



Opening A. 



Place the ulnar little-finger string over the toe. 



Pass the index fingers away from you distal to all the strings, and 

 catch the string running from little finger to toe on the hook of 

 each index and turning it up towards you, return proximal to 

 the radial index strings, allowing these to slip off. 



The ulnar thumb strings form a cross in the centre of the figure : take 

 hold of this cross, pull it out, and pass it downwards through 

 the toe loop, release toe and place this double loop over the toe. 



Exchange index loops, passing the left through the right. 



Bend middle fingers down through the index-finger loops and pick up 

 the ulnar thumb strings proximally on their backs. Release 

 thumbs and indices. 



Pass the thumbs proximally into the little-finger loops and draw 

 towards you the radial little-finger string, then pass them distally 

 into the middle-finger loops, hook down the radial middle-finger 

 string, allowing the original radial little-finger string to slip off. 

 Release middle and little fingers, and place the thumb loops on 

 the hands in Position I. 



The strings running from the little finger to toe are caught down by 

 a double loop ; pass the index fingers distal to this loop and hook 

 up the upper double string, then bend each index to the palmar 

 side of the palmar string and take this on its back, allowing the 

 double loop to slip off. Release little fingers. 



Hook down the ulnar index strings with the little fingers, release 

 indices and extend. 



