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Third: Take up from below with the left index the string on the right palm, not through the right index loop as is usual, but between the near index string and the thumb (Fig. 109). Separate the hands.

Fourth: Proceed now as in "Many Stars," from the Second movement to the very end, concluding with the Seventh or the Seventh A movement. The "Owl" will then be formed (Fig. 110).

The movements of the "Owl" are all the same as those of "Many Stars" except the Second and Third. The Second movement is about the only way you can put a twist and a half in the index loop, by the index itself, and restore the index to its usual position; if you rotate the index after the usual formation of Opening A you put one twist in the index loop. The Third movement is peculiar to this figure.

A SECOND OWL The two following "Owls" were taught to me by Zah Tso and her sister, Navahos from Gallup, New Mexico, at the St. Louis Exposition, in November, 1904

First: Opening A.

Second: Bend each index down between the far index string and the near little finger string, and bring it toward you and up between the near index string and the far thumb string (Fig. 111). The index loop, which has been kept on the finger during this movement, is thereby given a single twist.

Third: Complete the figure by doing the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh movements of "Many Stars" (Fig. 112).