84 B Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



LXXII. Two Butterflies 

 The Copper Eskimos call this figure haqdhkitak, "two butterflies." 



Opening A. 



Pass the thumbs over the radial index strings and from the proximal side 

 take up with them the ulnar index strings. 



Drop the index loops, and with the indices from the distal side remove the 

 little finger loops. 



Pass the little fingers from below from the proximal side into the thumb 

 loops and loop down with their palms the radial index strings. 



Pass the indices from the distal side into the thumb loops and with their 

 palms draw out the upper transverse string. Navaho the thumbs. • 



Carefully katilluik. At the final movement two transverse strings are 

 thrown over to the distal sides of all the strings. 



Draw these down behind all the strings with one of the indices, then, without 

 drawing the strings tight, remove the thumb loops to the indices. 



The two strings that fell over the back now separate into two pendent loops. 



Pass the thumbs down on the proximal side of all the strings and take up 

 with them from below these two pendent loops, each with the thumb that is 

 nearer to it. 



Fig. 100 



With each thumb from the proximal side take up the radial index loop of its 

 hand. Navaho the thumbs and drop the index loops. You have "the two butter- 

 flies," one on each side. Their wings are closed, and their feet rest on the lower 

 transverse string. 



