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Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



XXIX. The Red Fox 



This figure is known to the Chukchee as "the fox," according to Bogoras. 

 The Eskimos of Indian point, Siberia, call it "the dog." From Barrow to Corona- 

 tion gulf it is known as the "red fox," and Kroeber illustrates it from Smith 

 sound as "the fox." It closely resepibles "the wolf," but there is a slight altera- 

 tion in the initial movements. 



Make Position 1. 



With the backs of the hands take up from the distal side the opposite ulnar 

 little finger strings so that you have a loop on each wrist. 

 Make Opening A and proceed exactly as in "the wolf." 



The Indian point Eskimos sing the following chant: 

 anokdtdyaqtaya ya Short-Breath (name of dog), 



anokatdjaqtaya ya Short-Breath, 



qoKmun payalikto-oq He ran up-hill, 



acikmun payahkto-oq He ran down-hill, 



anoqayiqanun dcpdyaqtoq He passed through a windless place, 



xkidyaqtoq He went through it. 



Then turning the hands downwards so that the wrist loops slip off, and 

 drawing the strings taut, they continued: 



qdmidhaq pafjaliktoq The dog ran, 



amiymun dtqaqtoq Inside it went. 



who call the figure "the red fox," 



A red fox with a long tail 



Ran to a place where there was no wind, 



Ran to a place where there was no wind. 



Either around him 



Or above him 



(The fox's cry). 



By swaying the right 



The Barrow and Inland natives, 

 (qaiyoqtoq), sing: 



qaiyoqtopuya pameopaya 



dnoyailamun aqpatoq 



anoyailamun aqpatoq 



avdtaniy\uyulu 



qolaniyXuyulu 



mu-hu mu-hu 



At the words mu-hu mu-hu release the wrist loops, 

 hand the fox is made to run. 



The Mackenzie natives call the figiu'e cikcimaqtoaqtoq, "a red fox waving its 

 tail," and the Coronation gulf Eskimos tikcimaqtoaqtoq, with the same meaning. 

 In the latter place there is no chant, but the Mackenzie Eskimos sing: 



pameoya pameoya Its tail, its tail, 



dkcimaqtoayXu aiyaya Was waving in the air, aiyaya, 



adding, while dropping the wrist loops: 



dnoyailamun aulayin^ Be off to a windless place. 



Fig. 38 



(There was one slight difference in the final stage of the figure between the 

 Indian point natives and those of Alaska and the east. The Indian point Eskimos 

 retained the right thumb loop, whereas the others usually dropped it.) 



