Snake

Collected by Julia Averkieva from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) of Vancouver Island, Canada. According to legend if a woman refuses a man, a love charm can be made by placing strands of her hair obtained from her comb into the mouth of a snake. This will give her headaches.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips		Written Instructions (String Length: ¾ span)
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  all © 2008 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Step 1 - Place loop on R1, L1, and L2; R2, passing over the short L1-L2 string, hooks this string to the right, rotating away and up as it returns. You have Opening B.