Art of String Figures (eBook)

International String Figure Association (Autor)

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2018
128 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-83551-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Compiled from  issues of String Figure Magazine, simple instructions and easy-to-follow photographs offer step-by-step guides to creating more than two dozen captivating string figures, accompanied by brief accounts of their historical background.

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Rooted in tribal customs and cultural traditions from around the world, making string figures is an ancient pastime that continues to charm people of all ages. This compilation of projects from String Figure Magazine presents easy-to-follow photographs and simple, step-by-step directions for creating more than two dozen captivating string figures that can jump, flip, and perform other tricks.In addition to basic instructions on how to get started, this guide features brief accounts of each figure's historical background. They include "e;Kidnapped Baby"e; and "e;Broken Home, Mended Home"e; from Hawaii, "e;A Flock of Birds"e; and "e;Old Man Chewing"e; from the Solomon Islands, and the Australian "e;Setting Sun."e; From the Congo come "e;Leopard's Mouth,"e; "e;Rubber Band"e; from Tibet, and from India, "e;Scissors."e; Other figures spotlight the traditions of North America's Navajo and Kwakiutl peoples and natives of Brazil, Guyana, and Argentina. A great travel pastime and on-the-go activity, making string figures is a delightful, inexpensive, and easily acquired hobby.

Autor

The International String Figure Association (ISFA) is a small, not-for-profit organization founded in 1978 by Japanese mathematician Hiroshi Noguchi and Anglican missionary Philip Noble. ISFA gathers, preserves, and distributes string figure traditions and encourages the invention of new figures.

Inhalt

Lightning Net Broken, Net Repaired Raise the Eyebrows A Flock of Birds Old Man Chewing Kidnapped Baby Female Turtle, Male Turtle Broken Home, Mended Home Shark Jumping Setting Sun Spindle Leopard's Mouth Rubber Band Date Lock and Key Scissors Flip Bull Snake Going to Get Some Bait Two Bear Brothers The Drying Lake Masked Dancers A Crab A Little Bird A Spider

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.11.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Schlagworte: action string figures from South America • Anglican missionary Philip Noble • Anthropological • books on coordination • books on designs • books on dexterity • books on fingers • books on instructions • books on loops • books on shoelaces • books on string games • books on strings • books on toys • British Guiana • chiwil • Coordination • Crab • dance masks • dexterity • drying lake • fingers • Gran Chaco string figure makers • instruction • instructive photos. • international string figure association • invention of new figures • ISFA • Japanese mathematician Hiroshi Noguchi • kids love • little bird • Loops • Maka people of the Gran Chaco region • masked dancers • mastered • mental agility • Murray Opening • palmar string • Patagonia, Argentina • remembering playing • remember playing • Spider • step-by-step instructions • string figure magazine • string figures • string figure traditions • string games • Strings • three-dimensional pattern • Torres Straits • Toy • Warrau people of Guyana • weaving
• ISBN-10: 0-486-83551-0 / 0486835510
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-83551-8 / 9780486835518