Child's Grave

Collected by Julia Averkieva from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) of Vancouver Island, Canada. Traditionally the corpse of a child was placed in a carved box. The box was then placed high in the branches of a spruce tree to prevent wolves from stealing the body.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips		Written Instructions
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  all © 2008 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Step 10 - 1 picks up the base of the central upright triangle located just above double 5f; 1 picks up 2n (segment nearest 2); Navajo 1 loops; release 2 loop, and extend.