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String Figures Depict the Universe An excerpt of two illustrations from "Artists in String" by Kathleen Haddon; a book showing how different cultures express information using a loop of string. http://www.adh.bton.ac.uk/schoolofdesign/MA.COURSE/LVLString .html String Games Illustrated instructions for making the Butterfly string figure. [HTML and PDF versions] http://www.lafete.org/new/a_c/e_fac/ac_021/acE_021E.htm String Figures Illustrated instructions for making the "Jacob's Ladder" (animated), "Two Mountains and a Stream" and "Walking Sticks" f igures. http://home.eznet.net/~stevemd/stringar.html 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. http://www.isfa.org/isfa.htm String Figures and Shamanism An essay by Lois Stokes, with speculations on the role of string figures in Hawaiian culture. http://www.huna.org/html/string.html 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. http://www.gardendigest.com/string/index.htm |
