Jonich 1953 Eskimo Notes June 11 Point Barrow, Alaska an X brace to hold it some 6' above the ground and continued through a block and tackle and to an anchor buried in the gravel. By tightening the rope the blanket was supported about 4' above ground. The crowd around the edge then were the powering force that flipped the blanket up and down, the idea being for the person on the blanket to maintain an upright position and to land as close as possible to the middle at each toss. A fellow would climb up, gently balancing himself on the springy hide; then at a gentle up and down "One-two-three" to get the tossers in unison, down they pushed sharply and then up, springing the fellow into the air. When he was up the tossers brought the blanket down quickly with a snap, and then up again to catch him when he came down, and to be prepared for the next toss which came immediately. Some of the nimbler eskimo were very good. Balancing action consisted of arm swinging, singly or both together, and particularly a kind of bicycle peddling motion. The best per.