Two Hummingbirds

Collected by Julia Averkieva from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) of Vancouver Island, Canada. According to legend, when someone purifies himself by bathing, hummingbirds cover his body and suck his blood as part of the ritual.

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1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  all © 2008 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Step 8 - 1, from the far side, removes the hooked 45 loop; rotate hands a half turn away to invert the finished pattern; you have "Two Hummingbirds".