136 b 



Canadian. Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



CXVII. The Bkown Bear's Pack 



The Barrow Eskimos call this figure kiciqcyaq, the Inland natives kitixyaq, 

 both words meaning "a blubber poke." Its continuation produces "the brown 

 bear carrying it away." The Mackenzie natives call it amahyyuk "a brown 

 bear carrying a pack." The Copper Eskimos call it by the same name, amahyyuk, 

 but they too fail to specify what the pack is. In Boas' collection from Cumber- 

 land sound the figure is called ameyookjew, "one carrying a pack." 



Make the intermediate stage so that you arrive at fig. 178. 



A string now passes from the left palmar string to loop round the lower 

 transverse string. Pass the left thumb into the figure below this string and 

 take it up with the back of the thumb. 



Insert the right thumb into the left thumb loop from the proximal side, 

 then with each thumb from the proximal side take up the radial index string 

 of its hand. Navaho the thumbs and drop the index loop. You have "the 

 blubber poke." 



Fig. 179 



Two strings run from the poke to pass round the left palmar string, 

 the left index into the figure below these two strings from the distal side, raise 

 them Aip with the palm of the index, then from the distal side take up with its 

 palm the radial thumb string and draw it through to the distal side. 



Drop the left little finger loop and hold the left index loop in the left hand. 



Fig. 179a 



You have "the brown bear" going away to the right, carrying its pack on 

 its back.i 



1 Boas has the same figure from Cumberland sound with the name nivenga quattvta, which seems to mean 'frozen 

 meat suspended.' 



