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String Figures Sites Next Page »                      Suggest a Site 1. Yahoo! Groups 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). More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [30] 2. String Figures Brian Cox, the Incredible Stringman, tells a story called "Going Fishing" illustrated with string figures. Photos and text of his performance. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [16] 3. Strings On Your Fingers 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. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [16] 4. The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures Trivial knot theory, history, and a few new designs by the author, Martin Probert. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [13] 5. WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures 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. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [13] 6. String Figures and Shamanism An essay by Lois Stokes, with speculations on the role of string figures in Hawaiian culture. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [4] 7. Dine String Games Descriptions and methods for making string figures and tricks known to the Navajo Indians of Arizona. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [3] 8. Me Human, You Alien How to talk to an extraterrestrial, using a handful of coins, a loop of string, a flashlight, and two magnets. This is an excerpt from a book entitled "The Handbook of UFO Contact" by Jonathan Vos Post. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [3] 9. World Wide Webs - String Figures from Around the World 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. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [3] 10. International String Figure Association 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. More Info.... | Rating: [0.00] Rate It | Comments | Modify | Report | Hits: [2] Next Page »                      Suggest a Site