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3. B likewise passes his hands through the index loop of the figure 
held by A. A in turn draws his hands towards him, leaving his index loops 
on the wrists of B. 
4. A now takes his hands entirely out of the figure which he has been 
holding, and, gathering together all the loose hanging strings, twists them 
up and passes them several times round the figure held loosely between the 
hands of B, letting the end hang down. (Fig. 25.) 
5. A with his right hand now removes the loop from B’s left thumb, 
and with his left hand the loop from B’s little finger. B removes his left 
Fig. 25.— -Moutohora. After movement 4. 
hand from the wrist loop, and picks up with his left hand the right-thumb 
loop and the right-little-finger loop, removes his right hand from the wrist 
loop, and then holds in his right hand the little-finger loop. A and B now 
draw the hands apart, working the strings, and keeping the hands well 
spread, until the large square figure appears. (Fig. 26.) (It may be observed 
that the twisting that takes place in movement 4 is quite unnecessary for 
the construction. It adds, however, to the effect, especially if the number 
of twists as given is counted out loud. The pretty, simple figure appears 
from what looks like an inextricable tangle.) 
There is little resemblance to a whale in this figure. Much better 
is the name it has in the Caroline Islands, naun (a house). It is 
