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loop that appears towards the centre. A third person puts a finger into 
the loop—that is, Tama te kapua; the loop is drawn taut —Tama is caught. 
Comparison . 
Matamata hare may be compared with “ The leashing of Lochiel’s 
dogs,” of which Mrs. Jayne (p. 116) says : “ This game is well known in 
Scotland, Ireland, and England. It has been described by the Rev. John 
G-ray, from the Island of Eriskay, Outer Hebrides; it is also called 
4 Tying Dogs’ Feet.’ In some parts of Ireland it is known as 4 Duck’s 
Feet.’ It is the same as the Cherokee Indian 4 Crow’s Feet.” . . . 
Dr. W. H. Furness has found it among the Kabyles of Algeria, introduced 
from France under the name of 4 Cock’s Feet.’ It is known to the Ulungu 
of Africa as Umuzwa (= a Wooden Spoon). Roth gives a similar pattern 
from Australia ... It closely resembles the 4 Two Hogans ’ of the 
Navaho Indians, just before the completion of that figure.” The method 
given by Mrs. Jayne is as follows :— 
1. Opening A. 
2. Turn palm towards you, draw strings taut, close the four fingers 
on palm so as to hold all strings but the near thumb string ; slacken 
strings, and with a jerk throw the near thumb string from you so that it 
falls to the backs of the hands ; allow it to slip past the thumbs to the 
wrist. 
3. Transfer forefinger loops to thumbs. [This movement is not neces¬ 
sary, and can be omitted altogether without affecting result.] 
4. Transfer loops from backs of hands to middle fingers. 
5. Little fingers into middle-finger loop from above, catch and hold 
the far middle-finger string in crooks of little fingers, insert the little 
fingers from above into the little-finger loop ; take the near little-finger 
string on backs of little fingers and return to position. 
6. Insert little fingers between the two far little-finger strings, so that 
the upper string is on the inner side of the little fingers, the lower on 
their backs ; straighten the little fingers, carrying up the lower far string 
so that it drops on the near side of the little fingers. 
7. Release forefingers (or thumbs if loop was transferred from fore¬ 
fingers) and draw taut. 
This differs from the Maori figure only in the position of the strings, 
which are here held on the middle fingers and little fingers instead of on the 
thumbs and middle fingers. 
Note.— Movements 2, 3, and 4 may be reduced to one — viz., middle 
fingers down into thumb loop from above ; take on their backs the near 
thumb string and return, taking the loop completely off the thumbs. 
Follow with movement 5. 
The Navaho method, in the 44 two hogans ” (hogan — tent) may be given 
for comparison (Jayne, pp. 121, 123) :— 
1. Opening A. 
2. With the mouth take up the four crossed strings from centre of 
figure. 
3. Release forefingers and thumbs. 
4. Hands into little-finger loop from below, so that that loop is round 
wrists. 
5. Turn down palms, and insert little fingers from back into long 
hanging loop, raise them, bring them forward over the far wrist string, 
keeping them well outside the hanging loop, whose end they hold. Insert 
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