Tinamitto
Tinamitto is a name of a Nauruan legendary girl.
The procedure introduced here is different from the Nauruan original,
which is further complicated and shown in Honor Maude's "The String Figures of Nauru Island".
1. Do Opening A.
2. Release the left thumb.
3. The left thumb moves into the right thumb loop from above and removes it.
4. The right thumb moves into the left thumb loop from below and removes it.
5. The left thumb moves into the right thumb loop from above and removes it.
6. The right thumb moves into the left thumb loop from below and shares it.
7. Index fingers pick up near little-finger strings.
8. Index, middle, ring and little fingers hold all strings temporarily. Index fingers move into the small loop from the near side and remove it.
9. Release the upper index-finger loop and put it over the far little-finger string.
10. Index fingers move under the far little-finger string, then move into the loop released at Step 9 from above and hook up the strings.
11. Index fingers move into thumb loops from above and remove them.
12. Thumbs move into lower index-finger loops from below and pick up the highest far index-finger strings.
13. Release index fingers and make up the pattern with index, middle and ring fingers.
14. Index fingers move into thumb loops from above and remove them.
15. Thumbs move under index-finger loops and pick up near little finger strings.
16. Thumbs move into index-finger loops from below and remove them.
17. Do the Caroline Extension.
Tinamitto
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