noTH] STRING FIGURES, TRICKS, AND PUZZLES 513 
On each hand there is now a distal strand and two crossed prox- 
imal strands. 
LH.—With the backs of the tips of the Ai and m, hook up the 
two halves of the crossed strands from the proximal side (so that the 
“cross” is between the fingers) and return. 
RH—Similarly, taking care that during the procedure the left 7 
and m are passed through their corresponding loops on 2/1. 
Fic. 266,—Two palms with intervening path. (Carib, ete.) 
BH.—There are now on each ¢ and 7 two strings, of which one 
passes direct from one to the other ¢ or / respectively. 
Pass this direct strand proximal to the other over the dorsum of 
each ¢ and Z, respectively, into the palm. 
Pass the loops at back of Zi and m onto Ri and m. 
On each Ri and m there are now two loops. Pass the proximal 
over the distal onto the Z7 and m, and separate the hands. 
649. Star. Wap., Pat. (FEL) (fig. 
267). The completed figure is identi- 
cal with the spider of the Kaua (Ara- 
wak stock) and Kobeua (Betoya 
stock) of the upper Rio Negro (KG, 
T, 123; m 130). 
BH.—String in position 1. 
LH.—Hook up palmar string from distal side with 7% twisting it 
downward, inward, and upward, and return to original position. 
RH.—Hook up palmar string from distal side with Zé in similar 
manner, taking care to pass Li through 77 loop. 
BH.—Reaching between the strings of the 7 loops from the distal 
side, pull the ¢ loop off the thumbs between the strings of the 7 loops 
and replace them on the thumbs. 
BH.—Treat the i loops the same way by reaching between the 
strings of the ¢ loops. 
BH.—A\so the / loops by reaching between the strings of the z loops. 
BH.—Release the 7 loops and separate the hands. 
Fic. 267.—Star. (Wapishana, ete.) 
