The Wolverine

Collected by Guy Mary-Rousselière from the Inuit (Eskimo) people of Pelly Bay, Nunavut, Canada, where ten different methods for making this figure are known.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips

Written Instructions

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Step 5 - L1 passes through L2 loop from below, then through R5 loop from above, then through R2 loop from below.

L1 catches R2n with its palm and hooks the string to the left, returning through all loops.

R hand releases all of its loops.