82 b 



Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



LXIX. A Seal's Kidneys 



The Coronation gulf Eskimos call this figure natcim taktua, "the kidney of a 

 seal," or more simply taktoyyuk. Really there are two kidneys. The move- 

 ments are similar to those of many other figures. 



Opening A. 



With the thumbs on the distal side of the other strings take up the radial 

 little finger strings. 



With the backs of the middle fingers from the distal side push out the ulnar 

 thumb strings. 



Katilluik the distal radial thumb loops, then over the middle finger strings 

 take up the ulnar little finger string (the lower transverse string) from the 

 proximal side and navaho the thumbs. 



Pass the thumbs over the index strings and on the proximal side of the 

 radial middle finger string take up the ulnar middle finger string with their 

 backs and navaho the thumbs. 



Drop the httle finger loops and on the proximal side of all the strings remove 

 from the proximal side the thumb loops to the little fingers. 



Pass the thumbs from the proximal side into the index loops and draw 

 through with them the radial middle finger string. 



Drop the index and middle finger loops. You have "the two kidneys." 



Fig. 97 



LXX. The ScuLPiN = /caney^Tj/wfc (Coronation gulf) 



This is apparently the figure seen by Stefansson in Dolphin and Union 

 strait, where it was called kannaheryuk. His Mackenzie native recognized it as 

 kannayok (Anthrop. Papers, Am. Museum of Natural History, Vol. XIV, Pt. 1, 

 1914, p. 246). 



Opening A. 



Drop the thumb loops. 



With the thumbs from the proximal side lift up the two diagonal strings, 

 then, pressing down with their palms the upper transverse string, raise with 

 their backs the lower transverse string; finally, on the distal side of all the strings 

 draw the radial index strings through their loops, thereby navahoing the thumbs. 



With the palms of the little fingers draw down and through the little finger 

 loops the second transverse string (the one below the upper transverse string). 



Circle the indices so as to straighten their loops, then with their palms from 

 the distal side draw the radial thumb strings through their loops. 



Drop the thumb loops. 



