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Locked
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Locked
collected by
LANDTMANN G.
Long string
1. Put the loop, in double, on 5.
2. R1 passes above L5 and
picks up L5n and f.3. L1, above L5-R1, picks up
R5n and f.4. 1 pick up 5n and f.
5. 2 enter from above into 1,
and hooks up 1f.
6. Press 3 against 2f and, turn the
L hand toward you so you can
see his palm.
While you turn the R hand away
from you.7. Ask to a friend to introduce a
stick from above into the
L1-L2 loop, then into the
R1-R2 loop from below.
8. Release all the fingers except 5.
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One house is fine, but two....
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One house is fine, but two....
INVENTED BY MYRIAM
A. Use a longer loop.
B. Position1.
R1 qnd R2 catch L1n and
wrap it around L1.
Release R1 and R2.C. R1 enters from below into
the L1 loop.
Extend.
D. R1 et R2 catch L5f and
wrap it around L5.
Release R1 and R2.E. R5 enters from below into
the L5 loop.
Extend.F. R2 picks up the palmar string L.
L2, enter from above into L2
and picks up the palmar string R.G. 2345 dip into 1.
H. 1 passes above 2345n,
below the 2 and 5 loops, and
pick up 2345l.I. Lift the dorsal string above the hand.
J.You have the house.
(house with people top to tail)
K. Release 2.
You have the tent or the hut.
L. Release 5.
2345 enter into 1 from above.
Release 1.
Any more house.
But why run away, there isn't bear.
Topple over your hand toward you.
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Hanouchia
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Hanouchia
COLLECTED BY
GEORGE B. GORDON
A. Position 1.
B. 2 hooks up 1n with the help
of 3. Separate 1 of 2.C. R1 picks up L1n-L2f.
Don't extend.
R1 passes below R1f-L2f
and picks up R1n-R2f.
Extend.You have one loop on 1,
one on 2.
1 and 5 share a loop.D. L5 enters from above
into L2.
And R5 passes below R2
and enters from above
into R1².E. R5 hooks down R1f while
L5 hooks down R2f.
Release 1² and extend.F. 1 passes below 5f.
L1 enters from below into
the loop surrounding
L5n-L2f and hooks down
the far string of this loop.
R1 hooks down the
continuation of this string
(R2f).G. Rotate1 toward you and up.
H. 2 removes from below 1.
I. 1 passes above upper 2n,
and picks up lower 2n.
Release 2² .
2 removes from below 1.
J. 1 enters, toward the palm
into the loop surounding
the 5 strings...
and picks up the string
passing below the 5 strings.You have one loop on 1,
one on 2.
5 hooks down his loop.K. 1 picks up 2n.
Navajo 1.
Release 2.L. 2 removes from below 1.
M. 1 hooks down 5f on either
side of the central loop
that encircles the 5 strings.
Release 5. -
Turtle
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TURTLE
INVENTED BY
MATTHEW NICOLAI
A YUP´IK
OF KWETHLUK
ALASKA
A. Put the loop on 1 and 2.
B. 5 passes below 2f, then 1n
and pushes back this
string below 2f.C. 5 hook down 2f.
You got the Opening C.
D. Put the R hand in front of
the L hand.
The R palm faces you.E. R2 passes below L1f-L2n's
string.
Dont' extend.F. L1 passes below R1f-R2n's
string.
G. Extend drawing L1
through L2, and R2
through R1.You have a loop on 1 and
one on 2.
5 hook down his loop.H. 3 passes between 2 and 5,
and removes from below 1
hooking it on the palm.I. 1, "from above", remove 3.
J. Pass 1 below 5 and pick
up 5f drawing it
through 1.
Release 5.You have a loop on 1
and one on 2.K. 5, below 2 and 1f, hook
down 1v.
Release 1.
You have below two loops
round 5l. A loop is
hanging on 2v.L. L1, from the near side,
passes between the loops
surrounding 5f and pick
up the left string.
M. L1, from the near side,
enters into the L2n's
hanging loop, and pick
up the right string.N. L1, from below, pick up
L2n (near L2).O. Navaho L1:
Lift both lower loops over
the upper loop and release
them.
Release L2.
P. Extend and arrange to
have the wonderful
"Turtle"
of Matthew Nicolai. -
The beautiful star of the frog king
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THE BEAUTIFUL STAR
OF THE FROG KING
INVENTED BY BALOO (8 ans)
AND MYRIAM (40 ans)
A. Do the Matthew Nicolai's
turtle/turtle.B. Put the figure on a flat
surface.C. Introduce 2 into the space
between the head and the
turtle's back.......and introduce 1
into the space between
the paws. Extend.
Yous have the butterfly
D. Ask a friend to lift
a middle's string over 1n,
and another over 2n.
Extend together.
You have the frog or the
star.
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Gibbet
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Gibbet
Easy to understand
complete ayatori
by Ayatori Research
Society
YUKI SHOBO 1993
Short string
A. Position 1.
R2 picks up the palmar
string L...
and returning rotates
a full turn away from you
three times, to twist his loop.
B. L2 enters into the R2 loop,
from above, and picks up
the palmar string R.C. Release R1 and R5.
You have the broom
D. The R hand removes from
above L2. The loop slips off
onto the R's wrist.E. Release R2.
Extend.
You have the can-opener
F. If you display the figure
vertically, you can see a
house with a smoking
chimney.
But if you loosen the
tension, then you will see
The hanged's rope
G. Release the RH.
Draw onto the L1n and
L5l's strings to pass the
former RH loop through
the loop of the hanged's
rope.
H. Draw gently the long
hanging loop with RH...
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Let the festivities begin
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Let the festivities begin
NEW AYATORI
HIROSHI NOGUCHI
1997AND
String figures in Japan II
by
HIROSHI NOGUCHI
Bulletin of String
Figures Association
N 9 1983
edited by
P. D. NOBLE AND
HIROSHI NOGUCHI
A. Opening A.
2345 enter from above
into 1.
Pass 1n over the hands.B. 1 passes above 2345n
and removes fom below 2.
C. D1 et D2 catch the L2345
loop , pass it above L2345
and put it on L3.
Release R1 and R2.
Do the same with the
other hand.D. 5 passes above 4f
and pick up 5n.E. Navaho 5.
Pass the transverse string
5f above 5, with the help
of the others fingers.F. Release 1.
You have the les
clown's feet
G. 1 pick up all the strings.
H. R3 pick up the lower
palmar string L.
L3 enter from above into
R3, and pick up
the lower palmar string R.I. Release 1².
J. Release 5.
You have the mask
K. 1 remove from below 2².
L. 2345 hook down 1f².
Release 1.M. 1 and 2 draw the round's
sides to enlarge it.
Extend..
You have the television.
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The mustache of the cat
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THE MUSTACHES
OF THE CATInvented by Lenny
(11 years old)followed by
BUTTERFLY
with halo
and a gossip mouthInvented by Myriam
(40 years old)
A. Opening A.
B. 1, passes above 2
and,
from below removes 5.
C. Navajo 1.
D. Extend.
You have Mustache
Put it under your noseE. 5, passes above 2,
and pick up 1f.F. Opening A.
G. Navaho 2.
Extend, the fingers away
from you.
You have Butterfly
with halo or candy
H. Put the figure, fingers
down.
Introduce the R hand
into the right wing, and
the L hand, into the
left wing.I. Extend and rotate the
hands, to open and shut
the mouth.
You have the gossip
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Canoe with its Sails
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Canoe with its Sails
COLLECTED BY
H. C. ET H. E. MAUDE(String Figures
from Gilbert Islands)
Long loop
A. Opening A.
B. 2 removes, from below, 1.
C. 1 enters, from above, into
lower 2 and removes from
below, 5.D. 5 enters, from above, into
upper 2, passes below
lower 2, and removes from
below 1.You have two loops on 2
and one on 5.E. 1 passes over lower 2,
behind upper 2f, and
removes from
above upper 2.F. 1 enters, from above, into 2
and picks up 5n.G. Extension Caroline.
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Venus
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Venus (Kõpu)
COLLECTED
by ANDERSEN
J.C. ANDERSENWellington, New Zealand
published on behalf of the author
by the Board of Maori ethnological reseach
1927
173 pp
VERY LONG LOOP
A. Opening A.
B. 1 passes above 2n,
and picks up 2f.C. 3 passes above 2n,
and picks up 1f.
Release 1².D. 1 passes above 2n,
below 2f and 3, and
removes from below 5.You have one loop on 1,
one on 2 and one on 3.E. 1 enters, from below, into 2.
1 and 2 catch 3n.
Release 3. Then release 2.F. 345 enter, toward you,
into the both loops.G. Put the loop, holded by
1 and 2 on 1.
2 enters, away from you
into 1345².
Release 1. Extend, with
2 up, 1 down and 345
bent.
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A spoiled king
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THE RIVER,
THE FISHERMAN
AND THE SALMONCOLLECTED BY
G. B. GORDON
FROMTHE TLINGIT
INDIENSfollowed
BIG FISH
AND
A SPOILED KING
(continuation invented by
Myriam)
A. Do the river, the fisherman
and the salmon up to step R.B. Then, make the big fish.
R1 and R2 catch between them the only
transverse string that don´t
go through the "fish".They put this string on L1 so it will be
the lower loop in L1.R1 and R2 release the string.
R1 and R2 catch the L1 upper loop.
Release the two loops on L1.
R1 and R2 put again the loop, they caught,
on L1.
Extend.You see two mountains, a river and the fish.
Release R5.. Extend.
C. L2 enters, toward you,
between the X´s upper legs.
L3 enters, toward you,
between the X´s lower legs.D. Bent L2 and L3 on the palm.
Release L1 and L5.
You have the king
E. R1 and R23 catch the
L2 and L3´s loop.
Release L2 and L3.F. L1 enters, toward you, into
the lower loop.
L5 enters, toward you, into
the upper loop.
R1 and R23 release the
loops.
G. Release R1.
R1 and R5 pick up
the string, passing over the
strings of the hanging loop.H. Opening A.
1, over 2n, picks up 2l.I. Navajo 1.
Release 5.
You have from one side
the fish´s bones
and
from the other the
fisherman´feet.OR
H. Opening A.
1 picks up 2n.
Navaho 1.
5 picks up 2f.
Navaho 1.I. Release 2.
J. R1 removes from above L1
R5 removes from above L5
L1 removes from below L5K. Caroline Extension.
The houseOR
H. Opening A.
1, above 2n, picks up 2f.
5 picks up 2n.
Navaho 5 and 1.I. Release 2.
J. R1 removes from above L1
R5 removes from above L5
L1 removes from below L5K. Caroline Extension.
The house upside down. -
Cebtipedes's well
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CENTIPEDES´S
WELL
(Aia maniba Roata)COLLECTED
H. C. ET H. E.
MAUDE
(String Figures from
Gilbert Islands)
Very long loop
A. Opening A.
B. 1 passes over 2 and
picks up 5n.C. 2 picks up 1f.
Release 1².D. 1 enters, from above, into
lower 2 and removes from
below 5.E. 5 enters, from above, into
lower 2, and removes from
below 1.
(On can help with the
opposite hand)
You have two loops on 2
and one on 5.F. 1 enters, from above, into
lower 2, and picks up
upper and lower 2f.G. Navaho 1.
Release upper 2.You have a loop on 1,
one on 2, and one on 5.H. 1 passes above 2
and picks up 5n.I. Release 2.
Caroline Extension.
J. Upper R1n pass
over R2f.
K. The mouth picks up
R2f, after that upper R1
is passing above.
Release R1 and R2.L. R1 enters, from below,
into R5.M. R1 releases, from above,
the mouth´s loop.N. Do the steps K. -M. with
the L hand.O. Caroline Extension .
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The house flying
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THE HOUSE
FLYING(Te Bata)
COLLECTED BY
H. C. ET H. E.
MAUDE
(String Figures from
Gilbert Islands)
A. Put a bit of the loop in the
mouth.The R hand, over the
mouth´s R string , picks up
the mouth´s L string , on
the R wrist´s back.B. The L hand, passes
between the body and
the mouth´s
R string, and picks up it
from below on its back.C. You have a big loop
around the wrists and a
little, hold by the mouth.It´s the mouth´s opening.
5, from above, removes the
mouth´s loop.D. The mouth* passes above
the Rn string´s wrist,
below R5 and bites the Rf
string´s wrist.
Release the string´s wrist.E. R1 removes, from above,
the mouth´s loop.You have a loop on 1 and
one on 5.Do the steps D. and E.
with the L hand.F. 1 picks up 5n.
G. Caroline Extension.
* One can use the opposite
hand´s 1 and 2.
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Tsunami in English
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DEDICATE TO all, that losed all in Asia,
in this sad end of the year 2004.
Tsunami
COLLECTED BY
CAROLINE FURNESS
JAYNE
A. Opening A.
B. 2 enters, from above,
into 5, and comes back
passing below, passing
below his own loop.
Release 5.
2 have, now, two loops.C. 5 hooks down 2f².
D. Withdraw, slowly, 1 from
his loop.
1 enters, from above, into
his former loop, and
picks up the lower legs of X.You have a loop on 1,
two on 2.
5 remains bent on his
two loops.
E. 5 removes, from below, 1.
1 passes, "from above",
through 5³, pushes toward
the palm the oblique string
....picks up the double
palmar strings, passing
them through the oblique
string.
Release 5³.
5 removes from below 1².
F. 1, close to 2, picks up,
the transverse string 2.
Release 2².G. 2 removes toward you 1.
You have a loop on 2.
5 remains bent on his
two loops.
H. 1 pushes the loop, that
surround the upright
string crossing from
2 to 5, toward up.
DRAWING
SHINING SUN
I. 1 picks up the lower
oblique string of the
loop surrounding, the
upright string crossing
from 2 to 5, toward up.J. Invert 1.
L1 removes, from below, R1.
R1 removes, from below,
lower L1, lifts it over
upper L1.K. 1 picks up 2n drawing it
through his own loop,
which slips off.
Release 2.L. 2 removes, from below, 1.
You have a loop on 2.
5 remains bent on his
two loops.M. 1 picks up the both strings
crossing, in the middle of
the triangle.O. 1 picks up 2n, lifting it
through his loops, which
slips off. Release 2.P. 2 removes, from below, 1.
Extend.
TSUNAMI
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High tide
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High tide
COLLECTED BY
Daniel Sutherland
Davidson(Aboriginal Australian
string figures
Philadelphia 1941
140 pp
(764-904)and
Low tide
(my variation)
A. Opening A.
R1 hooks down all the
strings...R2 passes over R1, and
picks up, from the far side
5f...Turn the R palm D,
toward you, straightning
R1 and R2.
R1 and R2 share a loop.
B. Turn the R palm,
away fom you.
L2 picks up R12 (upper).
Release upper R1.You have the Opening Z
(All the strings are crossing
except 1n and upper 2n).C. 1 and 345 enter, from
below, into 2².D. 2 enters from above into 5,
draws toward you 5n, enters
from above into 1...2 picks up 1f and draws it
through his loop, which
slip off.
Release 1.
1 from below removes 2.
You have a loop on 1,
one on 5 and two on
the wrists.
E. R1 and R2 lift the both
loops of the L wrist over
the L hand, and put them
on L1 and L5.
Do the same with the
other hand.F. 2 enters from above into 5,
draws toward you 5n,
enters from above into 1...2 picks up 1f
and draws it through his
loop, which slips off.
If you want the low tide,
see at the bottom of this page
For the high tide, continue...
G. Release 5³. Extend.
5 picks up 2n.
Release 2.You have three loops
on 1, and one on 5.H. 2 hooks up, the both strings
that are crossing below the
figure...
plunging behind them,
on each side of the double
triangle inverse.I. Release 1.
Move the palms,
alternately, toward you
and away from you, you
have the high tide.
G. 345 pass over 5f²
and push back them
toward you.H. Withdraw slowly 1 from
his loops.
1 enters, away from, you
into his former loops and
picks up 5f².I. Release 5³.
Move the palms,
alternately, toward you
and away from you, you
have the low tide.
Arrange if need.
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RUDDER
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RUDDER
COLLECTED BY
DANIEL SUTHERLAND
DAVIDSON
(Aboriginal Australian
String Figures
The American Philosophical
Society
1941)
A. Opening A.
B. 1 passes over 2 and
picks up 5n.C. 2 plunges between his
two strings.
Release 5 and straighten 2,
turning it away from you.You have two loops on 1,
one on 2.D. 5 enters from below into 1,
passes above upper 1n,
picks up lower 1n
(transverse)
and comes back.
Release 1.E. 1 enters from below into 5.
1 removes from above 2,
away from you.
Caroline Extension
(With the tip of 2, picks
up the lower 1l.
Press 1 against the side of 2
....while you turn the palms
away from you)
Arrange if need.
You have a firm hand
on the tiller,
don´t step down!! -
Canoe with two masts
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Canoe with two
masts(Nar)
COLLECTED BY
Dr. HADDON
(CAT´S CRADLE FROM
MANY LANDS
BY KATHLEEN HADDON
Longmans, Green and Co.
1911)
Figure for two persons or with
the big toe.
A. Opening A.
B. Another person passes his
hand over 5f, below 5n
and 2f, and catches 2n
and 1f, where they
cross and comes back.(One can also catches
with 1 and 2, 5n and 2f,
and thus puts 2n and 1f
on the big toe, without forgot
to lift this last, first over 5f.C. R3 passes through R2,
from above, picks up R1l
and returns.
Do the same with L3.D. Release 1, 2 and 5.
You have a loop on 3
and a double loop on the
big toe, or another
person´s hand.E. 5 picks up 3f.
1 picks up 3n.
Release 3.
R2 picks up the L
palmar string .
L2, through R2
from above, picks up
the R palmar string.F. 3 passes over 5 and
enters, from below, into
the double loop holded
by the other person
(or big toe´s loop), over
all the strings except 1n,
and removes from above 1.
3 returns through the
double loop.
G. Release the double loop
and 2.
Extend.
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Monocanthus´s house
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Monocanthus´s
houseCOLLECTED BY
A.C. HADDON
CAT´S CRADLE FROM MANY LANDS
BY KATHLEEN HADDON
Longmans, Green and Co.
1911)
A. Opening A.
B. 2 enter from above into 5.
2 pass below his own
strings and straighten.
Release 5.C. 5 hook down 2f².
You have the
Ti meta Opening.
D. R4 enters, "from below",
into R5² and removes,
from below, R1.E. R1, enters away from you,
into the upper triangle of
the center of the figure.
R1 pushes down the
oblique string and picks
up the second oblique
string.
F. Release R4.
R4 removes from below R1.
R1 removes from above R4.G. R1 picks up the
R palm´s strings.
Release 5.H. R5 removes from below R1².
I. R1 picks up the upper R2
(R2-L2 string).
Release R2².End of
Nageg Opening
J. Release L1. Don't extend
To the left of the hanging
loop, L1 pushes down the
oblique string,
No transverse D2
up to below
the two transverse strings.L3 removes from above L1.
L1 over the double strings
removes from below L3.
You have the
monocanthus
K. Now put your
monocanthus on the table.
And pick up another loop.
Make the steps A.-I.
(Nageg Opening),
with both hands.
The figure is, then,
symetric.L. 2 removes from above 1.
Extend.
You have
monocanthus´s house
Do you think your
Monocanthus is brave
enough, to enter into the
both monocanthus´s
house?
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Dead man in a tree
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Dead man in
a treeCOLLECTED BY
Daniel Sutherland
Davidson(Aboriginal Australian
string figures
Philadelphia 1941
140 pp
(764-904))
Long loop
WARNING
Put the loop on the head can
be dangerous.
A. Position 1 on L hand.
B. R1 and R2 catch L1n
and draw it below the chin,
then over the head and
again, below the chin.C. Repeat this encircling
movement, until a little
string remains.D. Position 1 also on R hand.
E. The mouth bouche bites 5f.
The both hands pull down,
the strings encircling the
head, between the hands.The dead man fall from
the tree.F. Release 1.
FUNERAL NECKLACE
G. 1 removes from below the loop,
held by the mouth.
Extend.They buried him.
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Pig trap
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Pig trap
COLLECTED BY
A. C. HADDON
Long string
A. Opening A.
B. 1 et 2 grasp 2f and 5n.
3 hook down
1f and 2n...1 and 2 drop the grasped
strings
1 and 2 grasp 1f et 2n
("3f²").
Release 3....1 and 2 put the grasped strings
on the toe.
C. Release 5 and extend.
You have a loop 1-toe,
a loop on 2 and one loop on
the toe.D. 5 pass over 2, and
pick up 1f.E. Exchange the 2 loops,
the right throught the left:L2, from above, remove
the R2 loop.
...R2, from above, enter into
the lower L2 loop and remove it,
lifting it over the upper loop.F. 1 pick up 2n.
Navaho 1.
Release 2 and extend very well.
The RECTANGLE in
the middle
represents
the pig
G. Release 1 gently.
1 pick up 5n.
Extend.
The fall of the pig in the trap.
The loose strings on the foot,
represents the pig
H. Opening A.
Extend gently.I. 1 pick up 2n.
Navaho 1.J. 5 pick up 2f.
Navaho 5.
Release 2.K. Move the hands up and down
to imite the cries of the pig that
run away while the strings are
drawn tight.