144 B Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



CXXVI. PBEciPiTOtrs Mountains 



The name for this figure is ejd cukaX-dyd, "a range of mountains." It was 

 learned from some Mackenzie natives. Dr. Gordon describes a figure called 

 "stairs" which resembles the Mackenzie figure in many ways, but I cannot 

 reconstruct his figure from his description. 



Hold a short length of the string on the thumbs. 



With the palms of the indices from the distal side take up the string that 

 passes from one thumb to the other, pointing the indices outward. 



With the back of each thumb from the proximal side take up the opposite 

 thumb-index string and separate the hands. 



Push out the proximal ulnar thumb string on each side with the backs of 

 the little fingers from below, then hook their palms over the upper of the two 

 intersecting strings (the ulnar index string on one side and the distal ulnar 

 thumb string on the other). 



(Hitherto the steps are the same as in "the brown bear's pack.") 



Drop the thumb loops and draw the strings taut. 



With the left thumb from the proximal side raise up the lower transverse 

 string and insert it from below into the loop that passes round the left palmar 

 string. At the same time raise both the little finger strings of the right hand 

 with the right thumb from below and pass it into the right index loop from the 

 proximal side. 



Circle each thumb clockwise so that it takes up one string. 



Insert the indices from the distal side into the thumb loops and take up 

 with them the radial thumb strings. Push the ulnar thumb strings down so 

 that they draw through from the proximal side the radial index strings, then, 

 dropping the index loops, remove the thumb loops to the indices. 



A string loops round the lower transverse string on each side. With the 

 palm of each thumb push back the proximal string of each loop just above the 

 lower transverse string and draw out the ulnar strings with their backs. 



With the thumbs from the proximal side take up the radial index strings, 

 navaho the thumbs, drop the index loops and transfer the thumb loops to the 

 indices. 



Fig. 189 



Insert the thumbs from the proximal side into the figure just above the 

 lower transverse string on each side of the half-hitch, and dropping the little 

 finger loops, sharply draw the strings taut. 



You have "the mountains." 



