A Centipede

Collected by Frederick McCarthy from the Yirrkala Aborigines of Arnhem Land, Australia. Yirrkala figures often include "twine" motifs: two strings twisted together. Other examples include figures that represent a lobster, a scorpion, two boomerangs, and two stingrays. The Congo in Africa is the only other location where the "twine" motif is popular.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips		Written Instructions
1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   all   © 2009 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Step 4 - 3 picks up transverse 1f (segment close to 1). Navajo loops on 1 (in this case pass 1 over oblique 1n, then toward you under transverse 1n so that it slips off 1).