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pulled upon, the circumference contracts and so holds the finger 
fast. To catch an unwary stranger in this manner and so drag him 
along often gives rise to endless fun. I have found the article with 
the Carib, Makusi, Patamona, Arawak, and Warrau. On the Tiquie 
it is called a snake (KG, 1, 274). On the Moruca, Warrau call it 
mohu-tatabu, 7. e., finger hold on. 
618. Walking on stilts is practiced by Makusi boys, as I have often 
watched them amusing themselves. Carib lads are also said to have 
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Fic. 242.—Leaf-strand figures. A, Faney 
form; B, cassava cakes; (, a holder for 
Fic. 241.—Leaf-strand figures. The sweet- 
heart’s whereabouts (A), a ball (B), 
fancy forms (C, D), hassa fish (Z£), a 
eatcher (F, G@). 
gru-gru worms. 
indulged in the sport on the Pomeroon in the early days. Siusi boys 
on the Aiary do the same thing (KG, 1, 119). 
619. The Makusi, Patamona, Warrau, and others have a sort of 
“buzzer” made of two hard emptied seed capsules strung with 
their openings placed at opposite ends (pl. 175 B) upon a string that 
is twirled between the two hands, which are alternately stretched 
and approximated. A similar toy is found on the Tiquie (KG, 
1, 274). 
620. There is to be seen in the Pomeroon district a rattle plaited 
out of itiriti strands in which stones or seeds are inserted (sec. 437). 
Among the Carib of the Manawarin (a branch of the Moruca 
