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both interpreted the figure as "an old man dragging a bearded seal," the Mac- 

 kenzie native considered the animal a beluga. The change perhaps was only- 

 natural, since bearded seals are rare in the Mackenzie delta, whereas the beluga 

 is extremely common. But a woman at Bailhe island called the figure ndtaynaq, 

 "burbot," and continued it to produce "a dog dragging a sled," both of which 

 have separate figures to the west (see Nos. XXXIX and VIII). At Indian 

 point you have a figure, "the reindeer dragging a sled," which closely resembles 

 the Baillie island figure of "a dog dragging a sled," being likewise a development 

 of "the little old man" or "the burbot," though the Indian point natives appear 

 to have no separate name for that figure. Finally, when you reach Coronation 

 gulf, you find this first figure, "the little old man," called hdtqun, i.e. "the broad 

 snow-knife with the triangular butt on the handle." 



Position I. 



With the palm of the right index from the distal side take up the opposite 

 palmar string and return, pointing it outwards in so doing. 



Similarly, with the palm of the left index, take up the opposite palmar string, 

 but outside the right index loop. 



With the thumbs from the proximal side remove the index loops. 



With the indices from the distal side remove the little finger loops. Pass 

 the little fingers from the proximal side, from below, into the thumb loops, and 

 on the proximal side of the ulnar index strings hook their palms over the radial 

 index strings and draw them through. 



With the palms of the indices from above hook out the upper transverse 

 string, thereby navahoing the indices. 



Navaho the thumbs, and katilluik the remaining thumb loops. 



You have "the little old man dragging a bearded seal." The Colville 

 Eskimo chanted: 



ayayuqaqcyayuluk The little old man 



noqit'oq noqit-oq Is hauling, hauling. 



dtatayoaqyoaya My poor old grandfather 



uyyuyyoa-a-pan When he gets a bearded seal 



iydyaqtodyoacukpuya I want to eat some cooked blubber. 



kikciroq It (the line) has snapped. 



At the last word, kikdroq, drop the left little finger loop; the line is broken 

 in the middle. 



The Eskimo from the Endicott mountains chanted: 



aydyuqaqcyayuluk The little old man 



noqetoq noqetoq Is hauling, hauling. 



andyodyoaya My old grandmother 



iyayaqtoyoayiciroq Is going to have some cooked blubber. 



noqet-oq noqeVoq He is hauling, hauling. 



ye- kLktoyautiroq Ah, his line has snapped. 



In both these chants the old man is considered to have struck a bearded 

 seal, but as he tries to haul it in his line snaps. 



The Mackenzie natives, who think of him as spearing a beluga, chant: 



iteyyuq-aqmk nutcukpuya Its old tail I am pulling 



nutcukpuya aiyaya I am pulling ai ya. 



iteyyuq-aqntk nutcukpuya Its old tail I am pulling 



nutcukpuya aiyaya I am pulling ai ya. 



pituayuhyoq It (the fine) broke loose. 



