The following is a list of string figures, various figures which can be made using a loop of string, and which occur in games such as cat's cradle. Most of the titles are translations and/or descriptions.
Format Explanation of the format of these listings: "name 1" (location of name), [specific citation] "name 2" (location 2): opening position[, extension, notes] [general citation] subsequent figures
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See also Notable string scholars
References The list includes all figures from Elffers & Schuyt (1979), Gryski (1983) and (1985), ISFA (1999), and Jayne (1962).
External links Webpages with lists of string figures: "String Figure of the Month", ISFA.org. "Index to the Collection", WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures. "String Figures", Gadan.it. "Index", String Figure Studio. "Introduction", Dine String Games. "Jayne's Finished-Pattern-Only Figures", Neil Parker's homepage. The Survival, Origin and Mathematics of String Figures. "Strings on Your Fingers", GardenDigest.com. "Memoir No. 13: String-Figures From the Gilbert Islands", Journal of the Polynesian Society.