Chochaio Bird

Collected by Father Raymund from the people of Palau. Reconstructed by Mark Sherman. The full title of this string figure is "A chochaío (bird) from the house of Augeloi, with a plucked-apart tail and rumpled feathers."

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Step 9 - Also note that the Caroline Extension can be done with 3, 4 and 5 pointing upward, palms fully exposed. In this case the heel of the palm is used to press down the 5f string.