Author: Lyle Alexander Dickey
Publisher:
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Author: Lyle Alexander Dickey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Author: Lyle Alexander Dickey
Publisher:
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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Author: Lyle a (Lyle Alexander) B Dickey
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014152534
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Lyle A. Dickey
Publisher: Periodicals Service Company
ISBN: 9780527021603
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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Author: Lyle Alexander Dickey
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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Author: Julia P. Averkieva
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774844590
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 233

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Author: Pearl Beaglehole
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9780959611137
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Author: Eric Vandendriessche
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331911994X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 405

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This book addresses the mathematical rationality contained in the making of string figures. It does so by using interdisciplinary methods borrowed from anthropology, mathematics, history and philosophy of mathematics. The practice of string figure-making has long been carried out in many societies, and particularly in those of oral tradition. It consists in applying a succession of operations to a string (knotted into a loop), mostly using the fingers and sometimes the feet, the wrists or the mouth. This succession of operations is intended to generate a final figure. The book explores different modes of conceptualization of the practice of string figure-making and analyses various source material through these conceptual tools: it looks at research by mathematicians, as well as ethnographical publications, and personal fieldwork findings in the Chaco, Paraguay, and in the Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, which all give evidence of the rationality that underlies this activity. It concludes that the creation of string figures may be seen as the result of intellectual processes, involving the elaboration of algorithms, and concepts such as operation, sub-procedure, iteration, and transformation.

Author: International String Figure Association
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486835510
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 131

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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 "Kidnapped Baby" and "Broken Home, Mended Home" from Hawaii, "A Flock of Birds" and "Old Man Chewing" from the Solomon Islands, and the Australian "Setting Sun." From the Congo come "Leopard's Mouth," "Rubber Band" from Tibet, and from India, "Scissors." 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.