Some Figures in String. 147 



Mozoi-Yete (Spider's Webj. 

 This pattern, shown in Fig. 11, though called by the Indiana by the 

 name of hammock or spider'a web, resembles more closely what is gener- 

 ally known as a Maltese cross (but without the re-entrant angles of the 

 true Maltese cross.) Like the last pattern, it is done with two cords. 



1st. Place a loop on the back of the left wrist. With the right hand take 

 both strings and place them between the left index and middle fingers, 

 bringing the near string round between the index and thumb and the 

 far one round between middle and ring fingers of the left hand, at the 

 same time inserting the right hand in the loose end of the long loop 

 from above. Stretch. The right hand may be brought up either 

 towards the body or away from it. 



2nd. With the right index and middle fingers take up from underneath 

 the two left palmar strings and bring them up on the backs of the 

 fingers, taking care to pass between the hanging strings. Stretch. 

 We have now one loop on each index and middle finger and one on 

 each wrist. 



3rd. Bring the wrist loops on to the palmar side. Stretch. 



4th. Exchange the loops on the index and middle fingers on to the cor- 

 responding fingers of the other hand, passing those that were on the 

 right hand over those that were on the left. Stretch 



5th. Place with the teeth another cord over the figure near the fingers 

 and let the loops hang down back and front. 



6tb. Bend down the index and middle fingers of both hands over the 

 palmar strings of the second cord into their own loops of the first 

 cord and pull. By this action the second cord is held in the joints of 

 the fingers and the first cord slips off them to the other. 



7th. Place the right hand loops on to the toes and the left index loop on 

 to the right hand. On pulling out the figure the finished patt-rn 

 appears. 



Kawak (Greek Parrot). 

 1st. Pass a short loop between the index and middle fingers of the left 

 hand leaving the long loop hanging down on the palmar side. 



2nd. Bring the short loop over the left index and middle fingers so aa to 

 form a ring round each and a palmar string across the two. 



3rd. Take up this palmar string and rotate the loop so formed through 

 an angle of 180 degrees, making the rotation clockwise as you look 

 at the left palm, and pass it over to the back of the left it dex and 

 middle fingers. We have now a dorsal loop on each of the left index 

 and middle fingers and a dorsal loop (superior) across both. On the 

 palmar side there are two crossing strings. 



