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String figure

A string figure is a design formed by manipulating string on, around, and using one's fingers or sometimes between the fingers of multiple people. String figures may also involve the use of the mouth, wrist, and feet. They may consist of singular images or be created and altered as a game, known as a string game, or as part of a story involving various…

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Camilla GryskiFranz BoasEuropeansDayaksAlfred Wallace
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Notable collectors and enthusiasts

Julia AverkievaD. JennessGuy Mary-RousselièreT. T. PatersonKathleen Haddon
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Terminology

W. H. R. RiversEskimo–Aleut
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Overview

DesignStringFingersGameStory
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String figure

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples127
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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String figure

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related to Further reading · 54
String figure → Akers Johnson, American Museum, An, Anthropological Papers, Around, Averkieva, Beginners, Boroko, Bulletin, Cambridge, Cat's Cradle, Cat's Cradles, Co Library, Dover, Elffers, English, Furness Jayne, German, Gryski, Haddon
related to External links · 43
String figure → Arvind Gupta, Avinash Deshpande, CA, Cat's Cradle, Children Playing With String, Collection, DEMO, English, Favorite String Figures, Future, How, HTML, HuffingtonPost, International String Figure Association, Island, James, Jamis Buck, Jayne, Kathleen Haddon, LOop Paper Toys
related to history · 12
String figure → Abraham, According, Boas, Camilla Gryski, Canadian, European, Franz Boas, Inuit, It, Of, Over, We
related to Terminology · 11
String figure → Below, Haddon, Method, One, R1, Recording String Figures, Rivers, Some, Though, Tricks, While
see also · 5
String figure → Cat's, GrandmotherDiné Bahaneʼ, Spider Man, Spider Woman, Weaving
is a · 1
String figure → design formed by manipulating string on

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
String figureis adesign formed by manipulating string on0.90text
the wristinstance ofor another body part0.80text
String figurerelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksInternational String Figure Association0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksPasadena0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksCA0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksCollection0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksFavorite String Figures0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksMany0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksMagazines Ficelles0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksString Magazines0.60section
String figurerelated to External linksEnglish0.60section

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