Chapter XVI. String Figures.

Two Types of String Figures or Cat's-Cradles Terminology. Rivers and Haddon . European Varieties of Cat's-Cradles
The Cradle ....
Snuffer-Trays ....
Cat's-Eye ....
Fish-in-a-Dish
Pound-of-Candles, Hammock, Lattice-Work, Other Forms
Sequence of Forms ...,,,.
348 349 350 351 352 352 353 354 366
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Oceanic Varieties of Cat's-Cradles 357
Openings A and B. Movement T 357
A Door 358
Climbing a Tree 359
Throwing the Spear 360
Triple Diamonds 361
Quadruple Diamonds 362
Multiple Diamonds 363
Many Stars 364
Owls 365
Single Stars. W. W 366
The Setting Sun 367
The Head Hunters 368
The Parrot Cage 368
See-Saw 369
Lightning 369
A Butterfly 370
String Tricks 371
The Lizard Trick 372
The Caroline Catch 372
Threading the Needle 373
The Yam Thief or Mouse Trick 374
Cheating the Halter 374
The Fly on the Nose 375
The Hand-Cuff Trick 375
The Elusive Loop . c 376
The Button-Hole Trick 377
The Loop Trick . . ....... 378
The Waistcoat Puzzle 378
Knots, Lashings , , 379