Man Hanging

Collected by Julia Averkieva from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) of Vancouver Island, Canada. According to local custom if a man commits suicide by hanging himself from the rafters of his house then the body must be burned in the house.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips		Written Instructions (String Length: ¾ span)
1  2  3  4  5  6  all © 2008 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Step 1 - Place loop on 1 and 5; R2 picks up L palmar string; L2, through R2 loop from above, picks up R palmar string; extend. You have Opening A.