A Hunter Stalking a Seal

Collected by Guy Mary-Rousselière from the Inuit (Eskimo) people of Pelly Bay, Nunavut, Canada. When stalking seals in the winter, Inuit hunters concealed themselves behind a screen of white cloth that slid on the ice. After poking a rifle muzzle through a small hole in the screen, the hunter would approach the seal by crawling on his elbows and knees, pushing the screen ahead of him.

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1  2  3  4  5  6  7  all © 2013 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Step 3 - L1, through L2 loop from below, picks up L5n and returns with it through L2 loop. Working to the right of the L palmar string, L1 hooks down L2n, passes under L2f, picks up L5f, and returns through the L1 loop that was created by hooking down L2n.