New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back millennia. The research offers a new way to ...

New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back millennia. The research offers a new way to investigate ...

James Inoli Murphy once used string figures while teaching high school. Now he’s doing workshops for an exhibition for the Beat polymath (and string-art enthusiast) Harry Smith.

Since then many interesting figures have been recorded, notably in America, by Mrs. Jayne. String Figures. By W. W. Rouse Ball. Second edition. Pp. 69.

MRS. RISHBETH has long been known as a zealous collector and student of the string games known popularly as ‘cat's cradle’. In this volume she justifies a study which, to the Philistine, may ...

Oklahoma storyteller David Titus tells his story in a most unusual way. He told stories to Ida Freeman Elementary students while he illustrated them with string figures Tuesday. Titus created the ...