Published: Oct 14, 2022
Last Modified: Oct 14, 2022
McIlwraith, T. F. (1948). The Bella Coola Indians Vol. II. Canada: University of Toronto Press.
Hi there! My name is Parker Glynn-Adey. I’m a professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto and a string figure enthusiast. I want to share one of my favourite North American string figures with you. This is the Bella Coola Water Ouzel from Bella Coola, British Columbia. And it looks like this. It represents a small bird. And when you make it, you sing: “Dive down! Dive down, Water Ouzel, to your salmon roe.” And when you let go, it dissolves in to a knot which represents the water ouzel diving to eat. I hope you enjoy making this figure as much as I do. And I hope you enjoy the rest of 80 String Around the World. Thanks for watching.
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