https://e-sygoing.link Latest links in the String Figures category en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 02:48:14 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/link/4893697-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). Wed, 13 May 2026 01:49:06 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/4893697 https://e-sygoing.link/link/4893698-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. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:32:06 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/4893698 https://e-sygoing.link/link/4893699-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. Mon, 12 May 2025 11:48:35 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/4893699 https://e-sygoing.link/link/4893694-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. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:07:23 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/4893694 https://e-sygoing.link/link/4893695-string-figures-and-shamanism An essay by Lois Stokes, with speculations on the role of string figures in Hawaiian culture. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:11:12 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/4893695 https://e-sygoing.link/link/4893691-rain-forest-string-figures-from-guyana Photographs taken on a canoe trip along the upper Essequibo River in extreme southern Guyana. Some of the Wai Wai and Wapishana guides and boatmen demonstrated a few string figures for the author. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:59:40 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/4893691 https://e-sygoing.link/link/4893690-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. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:44:52 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/4893690