Two Brothers-in-Law Meeting

Collected by Julia Averkieva from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) of Vancouver Island, Canada. This design represents two brothers-in-law who do not trust each other. They stand in opposite corners of a room.

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Written Instructions (String Length: 1 span)

          
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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.