String Figures and How to Make Them
- ISBN-10
- 0613811712
- ISBN-13
- 9780613811712
- Category
- String figures
- Pages
- 407
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1962-06
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books
- Author
- Caroline Jayne
Description
Fullest, clearest instruction on string figures from around the world: Eskimo, Navajo, Lapp, European, more. Cat's cradle, moving spear, lightning, stars. 950 illustrations.
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Other editions
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- 1962-01-01
- 476 pages
- Paperback
- Courier Corporation
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