£4.99
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
