110 B Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



XCII. The House = t7Xw (Inland Eskimos of Northern Alaska) 



All the movements are very usual in Eskimo figures. 



Opening B. 



Pass the thumbs down proximal to the radial index strings and from the 

 proximal side take up the ulnar index strings. Drop the index loops. 



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

 loops, move them towards the middle, allow the lower transverse string to slip 

 off, then hook the little fingers down over it. 



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

 palms from the distal side take up and draw through the upper transverse 

 string. 



Drop the thumb loops. 



With each thumb from the proximal side take up the string which runs 

 from the upper transverse string to the palmar string of that hand. 



Katilluik the thumbs. 



In the middle are two diagonal strings which intersect each other. Pass 

 the index fingers in between these on each side, and raising the upper string, 

 draw through with the palms of the indices the upper transverse string, taking 

 it up in the middle of its course. Drop the thumb loops. 



You have "the house." 



Fig. 140 



XCIII. Two Hips 



This Copper Eskimo figure is entirely different from another figure which 

 was given the same name, qotiynaqtoyyuk, by another Copper Eskimo (see No. 

 LXXVI). The movements are identical up to the final stage with those of the 

 previous figure "the house." 



Opening B. 



With the thumbs from the proximal side take up the ulnar index strings 

 and drop the index loops. 



Pass the little fingers from the proximal side into the thumb loops, allow 

 the transverse string to slip off, then hook the little fingers down over it. 



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

 palms draw out the upper transverse string. 



