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1. International String Figure Association [ Report dead link ]
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
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2. Me Human, You Alien [ Report dead link ]
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.
http://www.magicdragon.com/EmeraldCity/extraterrestrials/alien1.html
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3. Rain Forest String Figures From Guyana [ Report dead link ]
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.
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1414/guy.htm
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4. String Figures [ Report dead link ]
Brian Cox, the Incredible Stringman, tells a story called "Going Fishing" illustrated with string figures. Photos and text of his performance.
http://www.whimsical-workshop.mb.ca/string.html
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5. String Figures and Shamanism [ Report dead link ]
An essay by Lois Stokes, with speculations on the role of string figures in Hawaiian culture.
http://www.huna.org/html/string.html
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6. Strings On Your Fingers [ Report dead link ]
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
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7. The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures [ Report dead link ]
Trivial knot theory, history, and a few new designs by the author, Martin Probert.
http://website.lineone.net/~m.p/sf/menu.html
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8. World Wide Webs - String Figures from Around the World [ Report dead link ]
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.
http://www.darsie.net/string/
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9. WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures [ Report dead link ]
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.
http://www.alysion.org/string.htm
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10. Yahoo! Groups Stringfigures [ Report dead link ]
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).
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stringfigures/
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