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A string figure is a pattern formed by weaving string around one's fingers, or sometimes between the fingers
of multiple people. String figures may be created and altered as a game or as part of a
story. String figures were widely studied by anthropologists from the
1880s through around 1900, as they appear to have
arisen independently as an entertainment pastime in many societies. Many
figures were collected and described from Pacific Islanders,
Inuit and other Native
Americans. One exhaustive study of this material culture is String Figures and How to Make Them (ISBN 048620152X) by Caroline Furness
Jayne.
The most popular and well known string game appears to be cat's cradle.
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