String Games for Beginners

Originally published in the early 1900s, this short but informative book provides detailed instructions on how to form string figures, accompanied by clear illustrations. Not only does it instruct how to form these, but also gives an idea of the origins of each figure. Apart from this being a simple and entertaining pastime for young and old, providing exercise for the fingers and the mind, these games also reflect a little of the history and social habits of the people where they originated. Contents Include: Instructions - The Fish Spear - An Outrigger Canoe - The Bed - Carrying Wood - An Eel - The Caribou - A Grass Hut - A Siberian House - The Tern - A Man Climbing A Tree - The Well - An Apache Door - The Baboon's Mouth - A Scrub-Hen - The Fighting Men - The Island of Moa - Lightning - Shooting the Fish Spear - A Bird - A Melon Shell - A Canoe - A Waterspout - Barbed Spears - The Breastbone and Ribs - The Laia Flower - The Flying Fox - The Looper Caterpillar - Porker