156 b 



Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Insert the thumbs from the proximal side into the middle of the figure just 

 above the lower transverse string, then, with, a sharp hiss, drop the little finger 

 loops and draw the strings taut. 



You have "the range of mountains." 



Fig. 205 



As soon as the figure of "the kayaker" is made, the Indian point Eskimos 

 begin their chant, and continue it throughout the process of making "the 

 mountains." 



qayafumtaq opmyami 



qayaqtolovunaqaya cayoyotaya 



qdnikluyoyotarja 

 nepcuqXujoyotaya 



tecpakut tecpakut 

 naiyayaiyayd 



I was paddling in the summer. 



As I paddled contrary winds arose 



against me. 

 Snow fell on me and the rain beat down 



on me. 

 High up out there I saw the mountains. 



The song concludes with the appearance of "the mountains." If the 

 strings are heaped together and indistinct that is because "the mountains" were 

 wrapped in fog; conversely if they are separate and distinct the weather had 

 cleared and "the mountains" showed up plainly. 



The Polar Bear Cycle 



The next four figures all open in the same way, which is a modification of 

 the opening in the preceding figures. The movements in all four are very much 

 alike, in the last two almost identical. The final movements in the first figure 

 and in these two last figures recall similar movements in "the dog with its ears" 

 (No. CXXIII). 



Common Opening 



Position 1. 



With the back of the right thumb take up the left ulnar little finger string 

 from the distal side. 



With the palm of the left thumb take up the right ulnar little finger string 

 from the proximal side. 



Drop the little finger loops. 



Pass the httle fingers from the proximal side into the thumb loops, and, 

 pressing down the ulnar strings, allow the lower transverse string to slip off,, 

 then hook the little fingers down over it. 



