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I was shown this figure at the St. Louis Exposition in November, 1904, by the two Navaho girls, Zah Tso and her sister, who taught me other Navaho figures. The Navaho name is Dĕnnĕ, or Hastinĕ dĕnnĕ.
First: Opening A.
Second: With the thumb and index of the right hand turn the left near index string away from you once around the left index, thus putting a ring around that
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finger in addition to the left index loop. In like manner with the thumb and index of the left hand turn the right near index string around the right index (Fig. 420).
Third: Take up from below on the tip of the right index the ring around the left index and separate the hands (Fig. 421). Keep the loop just drawn out near
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the tip of the right index, as it is absolutely necessary throughout these movements to keep the different index hoops distinct. See that on the left index the original
