Fig. 5 - Units of measurement used by Bill Tcheripanoff in making a two man kayak and sea otter harpoon. The values of these measurements are given in centimeters: they represent the informant's body measurements.
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1. distance between the tips of the middle fingers, both arms extended, that is, a "span";
2. distance between the tip of the middle finger of one arm, extended, and the tip of the chin, with the head turned in the other direction;
3. distance between the tip of the middle finger of one hand and the tip of the elbow of the other arm, bent;
4. distance between the tip of the middle finger of the right hand and the tip of the elbow of the right arm, bent, that is, a "cubit"; 5. linear distance between the tip of the thumb and that of the middle finger, spread (right hand); 6. linear distance between the tip of the thumb and that of the index finger, spread (right hand); 7. width of three fingers: index finger, middle finger and ring finger (right hand); 8.width of two fingers: index finger and middle finger (right hand); 9. length of the first two joints of the index finger (right hand); 10. length of the first two joints of the middle finger (right hand);
11. linear distance between the tip of the thumb and that of the index finger, bent (right hand);
12. width of the chest. (Sketch D Fouchier, CRAMH). |