Eskimo String Figures 



39 B 



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Fig. 35, "The Cloud" 



Fig. 36, "The Dog's Ordure" 



XXVIII. The Wolf 



This figure is given with the name "koftsik" by Dr. Gordon, coming from 

 Nunivak island. Some Indian point natives called it "the dog" {qdmiq). ' From 

 Port Clarence to Coronation gulf it bears the name of "wolf," (amayoq). The 

 figure which Dr. Boas found in Cumberland sound bearing the name of "wolf" 

 seems to be the same. The Eskimo "wolf" is the same as the Klamath Indian 

 figure "porcupine," given in Mrs. Jaynes' book on string figures. 



Some Barrow natives sang a chant with this figure, but they seemed to have 

 adapted it from the chant of the next figure, "the red fox," merely substituting 

 the word amayoq for qaiyoqtoq. Other Barrow natives had no chant for "the 

 wolf," but knew "the red fox" chant, which was also current amongst the Inland 

 natives. As Dr. Gordon has already described the method by which this figure 

 is made, it is unnecessary to repeat it. 



