RorH] STRING FIGURES, TRICKS, AND PUZZLES Son 
Keeping ZZ still, wind RH around back of Z wrist, starting 
from its radial side; hook up the loop so formed with the little finger 
(A) and return. With Z/7 hook up #¢ loop and return. Pull double 
loop from off back of wrist - 
over hand into palm and re- 
turn. 
692. Cow fly. War., Pat. 
(FEL), Mak. (fig. 307). 
A figure very similar to the 
dragon fly of the Arawak. 
RH.—Position 3, but loop 
placed behind the dorsum. 
LH.—Position 3. Remove 
loop from ¢ and place it be- 
hind dorsum onto 7 (A). 
LH.—With Rl hook up 
from distal side the two 
strings at back of ZZ. 
With Z# and 7 pick up the 
two strings at back of R 
wrist, pass them over the RH 
and place them on Lé. 
Pull loop at back of Z wrist over into palm. 
This figure, on drawing out the hands, loosening and tightening, 
makes a slipknot and represents the cow fly. 
Slip the double loops off R/ 
and Z¢#, stretch out the hands 
and the fly has flown. 
693. “ Yarrau” fish. War. 
(fig. 308). 
BH.—Position 3, opening A. 
LH.—With Ri hook up the 
dorsal string from behind, 
from proximal side, through 
fork between ¢ and 7, and draw 
out, but remember during the 
extension to twist this loop on 
“x “itself (A). 
RH—Similarly. 
LH.—Remove distal 2 loop and replace on /. 
RH.—Similarly. Remove loop from ¢, twist it on itself, and 
replace (BC). 
LH.—Place ra / string, distal to intervening strings, on ra side 
of ¢t. Place w/ ¢ string, distal to intervening strings, on w side of 7. 
60160°—24 BD + 
Fic. 306.—Dragon fly. (Arawak, etc.) 
Fic. 307.—Cow fly. (Arawak, ete.) 
