Two Hummingbirds

Collected by Julia Averkieva from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) of Vancouver Island, Canada. According to legend, when someone purifies himself by bathing, hummingbirds cover his body and suck his blood as part of the ritual.

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Step 4 - Without withdrawing 3 from the 345 loop, straighten 3 to pick up lower 1f on its back.