| 1. | International String Figure Association | | | 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.
www.isfa.org |
| 2. | Rain Forest String Figures From Guyana | | | 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.
www.geocities.com |
| 3. | String Figures | | | illustrated with string figures. Photos and text of his performance.
www.whimsical-workshop.mb.ca |
| 5. | Strings On Your Fingers | | | 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.
www.gardendigest.com |
| 8. | WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures | | | How to make string figures, explained using string figure notation and prose descriptions, along with diagrams. Features twelve beginner-level figures, followed by many more of increasing difficulty, and a directory of performers.
personal.riverusers.com |
| 9. | Yahoo! Groups Stringfigures | | | 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).
groups.yahoo.com |
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