Spider's Web

Collected by Julia Averkieva from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) of Vancouver Island, Canada.

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 Step 5 - 3 joins 45 in hooking down their loop; 3, under 2 loop, enters 1 loop from above; 3 and 4 trap 1f between them and draw this string away through the 345 loop, which slips off; 3 presses against the palm, thus creating a new hooked 3 loop; 45 joins 3 in hooking down its loop.

3, withdrawing from the 345 loop, hooks down the lower string of the loop that encircles the palmar string as 45 releases its loop; 3 presses against the palm, thus creating a new hooked 3 loop; 45 joins 3 in hooking down its loop.