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String Figures
Don't get thinking scoubidou are the first string fun!
International
String Figure Association - http://www.isfa.org/isfa.htm
The ISFA works to gather, preserve, and distribute
string figure knowledge for future generations to enjoy this ancient
pastime. They have a list of publications, an invitation to become
a member, a mailing list, and links to related web sites. Of particular
interest are the detailed instructions for making figures collected
in 1924 by Diamond Jenness in the Canadian Arctic. |
World
Wide Webs - String Figures from Around the World - http://www.darsie.net/string/
Richard Darsie's instructions (with photographs) for
making a wide variety of string figures popular with native cultures
throughout the world, organized by "families" and rated
according to difficulty. He provides bibliographical references to
sources. |
The
Mathematics and Origin of String Figures - http://website.lineone.net/~m.p/sf/menu.html
Trivial knot theory, history, and a few new designs
by the author, Martin Probert. |
String
Figures - http://www.whimsical-workshop.mb.ca/string.html
Brian Cox, the Incredible Stringman, tells a story
called "Going Fishing" illustrated with string figures.
Photos and text of his performance. |
WWW
Collection of Favorite String Figures - http://www.alysion.org/string.htm
Instructions using string figure notation and prose
descriptions, along with diagrams and some video clips. Features twelve
beginner-level figures, followed by others of increasing difficulty,
and a directory of performers. |
Dine
String Games - http://dine.sanjuan.k12.ut.us/string_games/
Descriptions and methods for making string figures
and tricks known to the Navajo Indians of Arizona. |
Strings
On Your Fingers - http://www.gardendigest.com/string/index.htm
Michael P. Garofalo does presentations on string figures
art, and performances of string figures, catches, and tricks in Northern
California and Southern Oregon. His site has a recommended reading
list and bibliography for string figures. |
Yahoo!
Groups Stringfigures - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stringfigures/
Registered members of this group are interested in
describing and illustrating string figures for publication on the
web at WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures. They are also developing
a system of string figure notation (SFN). |
String
Figures and Shamanism - http://www.huna.org/html/string.html
An essay by Lois Stokes, with speculations on the role
of string figures in Hawaiian culture. |
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