94 B Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



LXXIX. ndnukcuk 



The meaning of this word is uncertain. The Colville river Eskimo, who 

 taught me the figure conjectured that it might be the name of a man. Another 

 Eskimo thought that it meant "foot-pads made of polar bear skin" {nanoq), 

 which the Eskimos use for standing on when sealing. The figure is merely a 

 modification of "the two hips." 



Proceed as in "the two hips" (No. LXXVI) up to the stage marked *. At 

 that point pass the indices from the distal side in between the two distal radial 

 thumb strings, and, hooking their palms over the proximal radial strings, draw 

 them out to the distal side. 



Drop all the thumb loops except the medial ones. 



Katilluik these remaining thumb loops. 



You have nanukcuk. 



Fig. 113 



LXXX. The Wood-cabriee 



This figure appeared to be peculiar to Siberia; at least it was not observed 

 among the Eskimos of the American coast. The natives of Indian point call it 

 qyqcyaqtaqoma, which was said to mean "a carrier of wood." The opening is the 

 same as in "the two hips," but the subsequent movements are different, though 

 similar to those found in other figures, e.g. "the kayaker" (see No. CXXXVI). 



Position 1. 



Turn the palms outward, then down and upward again so that the thumbs 

 twist round the little finger strings and the little fingers round the thumb strings 

 (as in "the two hips"). 



With the indices take up the opposite palmar strings, as in Opening A. 



With the thumbs from the proximal side remove both the index and the 

 little finger loops. 



Hold the thumb loops in the hands, and, passing the indices into them from 

 the distal side, hook them over the upper transverse string and draw it through 

 to the distal side. 



