String Figures Classic Reprint

Author : Caroline Furness Jayne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331922407
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book String Figures written by Caroline Furness Jayne and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from String Figures: A Study of Cat's-Cradle in Many Lands This book may be regarded as an introduction to the study of String Figures - games which are widespread among primitive peoples, and played by weaving on the hands a single loop of string in order to produce intricate patterns supposed to represent certain familiar objects. I have gathered together the facts already known concerning these games, and, adding my own studies and the unpublished records of other observers, I have here described and illustrated the methods whereby about one hundred string figures are made. My purpose has been twofold: to interest other students in the subject, in order that additional figures and their methods may be collected among various tribes and races; and to reach a still larger public, that more people may share in the fascinations of the games themselves. The games are certainly fascinating, appealing as they do to young and to old, and to those debarred from all pastimes demanding physical exertion. Moreover, they are not unduly difficuAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : W. W. Rouse Ball
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332145102
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book String Figures (Classic Reprint) written by W. W. Rouse Ball and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from String Figures The making of String Figures is a game common among primitive people. Its study by men of science is a recent development, their researches have, however, already justified its description as a hobby, fascinating to most people and readily mastered. The following pages contain a lecture which I gave last spring at the Royal Institution, London, on these figures and their history; to it I have appended full directions for the construction of several easy typical designs, arranged roughly in order of difficulty, and, for those who wish to go further, lists of additional patterns and references. The only expense necessary to anyone who takes up the pastime is the acquisition of a piece of good string some seven feet long; with that and this booklet to aid him, he will have at his command an amusement that may while away many a vacant hour. I have taken advantage of a second edition to insert a few more figures. Perhaps this is a convenient place in which to state, what appears in the text, that the diagrams are drawn as seen by the operator. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Willowdean Chatterson Handy
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780366655939
Total Pages : 100 pages
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Download or read book String Figures From the Marquesas and Society Islands (Classic Reprint) written by Willowdean Chatterson Handy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from String Figures From the Marquesas and Society Islands Although today there is no association in the native mind of definite figures with their ancient use as patterns for the lashings of canoes, coffins, house posts, adzes and the like, still there is interesting circumstantial evi dence regarding at least one of them (no humu, fig. 14, b). The sacred chant called oho cm 0 M otu-haiki, which was recited for the sacred first born, commemorates the pattern once used for the binding of the child's sacred adz. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Caroline (Furness) Jayne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258918958
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book String Figures and How to Make Them written by Caroline (Furness) Jayne and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1962 edition.

Author : Julia P. Averkieva
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774844590
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kwakiutl String Figures written by Julia P. Averkieva and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Honor C. Maude
Publisher : [email protected]
ISBN 13 : 9789820201484
Total Pages : 204 pages
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Download or read book The String Figures of Nauru Island written by Honor C. Maude and published by [email protected]. This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains instructions for making and information about string figures of Nauru Island. Is a "definitive work on Nauruan ekadawa as well as commentary on Nauru's history and society."

Author : Walter William Rouse Ball
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book String Figures written by Walter William Rouse Ball and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Caroline F. Jayne
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486201528
Total Pages : 476 pages
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Download or read book String Figures and how to Make Them written by Caroline F. Jayne and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1962-01-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagrams and text illustrate the steps involved in creating over one hundred string figures while providing information on their origin and cultural background

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470463555
Total Pages : 262 pages
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Download or read book The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions written by Martin Gardner and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1969, contains columns published in the magazine from 1961-1963. This is the 1991 edition and it contains an afterword and extended bibliography added by Gardner at that time.

Author : Caroline Furness 1873-1909 Jayne
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781372609572
Total Pages : 482 pages
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Download or read book STRING FIGURES written by Caroline Furness 1873-1909 Jayne and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. 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. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.