He Who Has No Front Teeth

Collected by Bernard Saladin D'Anglure from the Kangirsujuaq Inuit of Nunavik (the current name for the arctic portion of Quebec, Canada). The silent film Nanook of the North (1922) was shot on Nunavik's west coast.

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Written Instructions

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Step 6 - 1 picks up 2n.

With the help of 3, Navajo the loops on 1 (lift the lower loop over the upper loop and release it on the far side of 1).

Release 2 loop and extend.

Use 2 and 3 to tease apart the central tangle and reveal an inverted "U" near each hand. Each inverted "U" has two legs.