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Rh index in the same way lift the lower left index loop over the upper left index loop and off the left index.

Keeping all the loops carefully in place on the left hand, with the left thumb and index lift the lower loop on the right thumb up over the upper loop, off the right thumb, and let it drop on the palmar side. With the left thumb and index, in the

same way, lift the lower right index loop over the upper fight index loop, then off the right index, and let it drop on the palmar side.

You now have on each hand a single loop passing around both thumb and index. Two other loops are held by that part of the loop passing from the back of the thumb to the back of the index (Fig. 102, Right hand).

Seventh: Put each middle finger from below up on the far side of the lower near string of the four passing around the string running from the back of the thumb

to the back of the index; bend the middle finger toward you (Fig. 103), and pull this lower near string down, of course on the near side of the other three strings, and letting the loop slip off each thumb, extend the figure between the index fingers and the middle fingers, bent on the palms (Fig. 104).

Seventh A: According to Dr. Haddon (5, p. 222) the Navahos have another way of doing this movement.