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String Figures
String figures or string games are popular with many indigenous cultures throughout the world, from the Arctic to Australia, all around the Pacific, and in Africa. They are typically performed by one person, or two, as in the game of "Cat's Cradle", using a single loop of string. Often they are made one following another, while singing or telling a story.
Sites in String Figures
How to do Cat's Cradle
Step by step instructions with photographs.
International String Figure Association
Background information with instructions for making traditional Inuit figures.
String Figures
Brian Cox, the Incredible Stringman, tells a story called "Going Fishing" illustrated with string figures. Photos and text of his performance.
World Wide Webs: String Figures from Around the World
Graded instructions for making a wide variety of string figures popular with native cultures throughout the world. Includes photographs.
Dine String Games
Descriptions and methods for making string figures and tricks known to the Navajo Indians of Arizona.
The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures
An advanced discussion of their history and theory with instructions for making new designs by the author, Martin Probert.
Kids Guide to Easy String Figures
Descriptions, illustrations and video clips showing how to make basic figures.
String Figures
Animated instructions for making Jacob's Ladder, Walking Sticks and Two Mountains and a Stream.
String Figure: Honu (Turtle)
Simple instructions with photographs for making a traditional turtle figure. Includes an associated chant. |
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