Rooted in tribal customs and cultural traditions from around the world, making string figures is an ancient pastime that continues to charm people of all ages.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawe

This is a new release of the original 1962 edition.

Excerpt from String Figures: A Study of Cat's-Cradle in Many Lands This book may be regarded as an introduction to the study of String Figures - games which are

Includes chapter on Australian Aboriginal string figures from Cape York.