Updated: Feb 23, 2026String Figure Titles


  1. The Game of Cat's Cradle — F. Boas (1888)
  2. The Eskimo of Smith Sound — A. L. Kroeber (1899)
  3. Hawaiian Games — S. Culin (1899)
  4. The Thompson Indians of British Columbia — J. Teit (1900)
  5. Games, Sports, and Amusements — W. E. Roth (1902)
  6. A Method of Recording String Figures and Tricks — W. H. R. Rivers, A. C. Haddon (1902)
  7. A Few American String Figures and Tricks — A. C. Haddon (1903)
  8. Some Scottish String Figures — J. Gray (1903)
  9. "The Candles" String Figure in Somerset — M. A. Hingston (1903)
  10. String Figures and Tricks from Central Africa — W. A. Cunnington (1906)
  11. Yöruba String Figures — J. Parkinson (1906)
  12. String Figures from South Africa — A. C. Haddon (1906)
  13. Notes on the Western Eskimo — G. B. Gordon (1906)
  14. < unpublished field notes > — G. B. Gordon
  15. String Figures — C. F. Jayne (1906)
  16. Games of North American Indians — S. Culin (1907)
  17. Ethnographic notes from the Congo Free State: an African miscellany — F. Starr (1909)
  18. Die Faden- und Abnehmspiele auf Palau — P. Raymund (1911)
  19. Mathematical Recreations and Essays — W. W. R. Ball (1911)
  20. L'enfant chez les Kuni (Nouvelle Guinée anglaise) — P. H. Eschlimann (1911)
  21. Die Kinderspiele der Pangwe — G. Tessmann (1912)
  22. String Figures and Tricks — A. C. Haddon (1912)
  23. Cat's Cradles from Many Lands — K. Haddon (1912)
  24. String-figures from the Patomana Indians of British Guiana — F. E. Lutz (1912)
  25. Cat's Cradles of the Kiwai Papuans, British New-Guinea — G. Landtman (1914)
  26. Nauru — P. Hambruch (1914)
  27. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Tapirapé-Indianer — W. Kissenberth (1916)
  28. Fadenspiele in Matupit, Neupommern — P. G. Bögershausen (1916)
  29. In the Alaskan Wilderness — G. B. Gordon (1917)
  30. The Central Arawaks — W. C. Farabee (1918)
  31. Some Australian String Figures — K. Haddon (1918)
  32. Some Figures in String from the Makushis on the Ireng and Takutu Rivers — A. Robinson (1918)
  33. String Figures from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands — R. H. Compton (1919)
  34. Papuan Cat's Cradles — D. Jenness (1920)
  35. Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Great Britain — W. W. R. Ball (1920)
  36. An Introduction to String Figures — W. W. R. Ball (1920)
  37. String Figures 2nd ed. — W. W. R. Ball (1921)
  38. The Central Caribs — W. C. Farabee (1924)
  39. Eskimo String Figures — D. Jenness (1924)
  40. String Figures, Tricks, and Puzzles of the Guiana Indians — W. E. Roth (1924)
  41. Hawaiian String Games — J. S. Emerson (1924)
  42. Gold Coast String Games — C. L. T. Griffith (1925)
  43. String Figures from the Marquesas and Society Islands — W. C. Handy (1925)
  44. String-Figures of the North Queensland Aborigines, Part 1 — G. A. V. Stanley (1926)
  45. String Figures from Fiji and Western Polynesia — J. Hornell (1927)
  46. Some String Figures of the Virginia Indians — D. S. Davidson (1927)
  47. Māori String Figures — J. C. Andersen (1927)
  48. String Figures from Hawaii — L. A. Dickey (1928)
  49. Wanderings in Wild Australia — B. Spencer (1928)
  50. Material Culture of the Iglulik Eskimos — T. Mathiassen (1928)
  51. The Caribou Eskimos — K. Birket-Smith (1929)
  52. Intellectual Culture of the Copper Eskimos — K. Rasmussen (1929)
  53. String Figures 3rd ed. — W. W. R. Ball (1929)
  54. String Figures from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Zanzibar — J. Hornell (1930)
  55. Artists in String — K. Haddon (1930)
  56. Samoan Material Culture — P. H. Buck (T. R. Hīroa) (1930)
  57. String Figures from Bechuanaland Protectorate — C. H. Wedgwood, I. Schapera (1930)
  58. Truk, Ergebnisse der Südsee-Expedition 1908-1910 — A. Krämer (1932)
  59. String Figures from Gujarat and Kathiawar — J. Hornell (1932)
  60. String Figures from British New Guinea — W. E. Rosser, J. Hornell (1932)
  61. Valenge Women — E. D. Earthy (1933)
  62. String Games for Beginners — K. Haddon (1934)
  63. South American String Figures — S. Rydén (1934)
  64. Some Nigerian String Figures — K. Haddon, H. A. Treleaven (1936)
  65. String Figures (Madandi) found in Southern Rhodesia — H. Tracey (1938)
  66. Chama String Games (Peru) — G. Tessmann, E. M. von Hornbostel, K. Haddon (1939)
  67. Eskimo ‘Cats' Cradles’ — T. T. Paterson (1939)
  68. Jeux d'Enfants et d'Adultes chez les Eskimo d'Angmagssalik — P-É. Victor (1940)
  69. String Figures from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan — J. Hornell (1940)
  70. Fun with String — J. Leeming (1940)
  71. Aboriginal Australian String Figures — D. S. Davidson (1941)
  72. String-Figure Divination — G. M. Foster (1941)
  73. Die Spiele der Thadou-Kuki in Assam — H. E. Kauffmann (1941)
  74. Social Customs of the Nunivak Eskimo — M. Lantis (1946)
  75. The Bella Coola Indians — T. F. McIlwraith (1948)
  76. Eskimo String Figures and Their Origin — T. T. Paterson (1949)
  77. Some String Figures from North East Angola — M. D. & L. S. B. Leakey (1949)
  78. Rarotongan String Figures — C. W. Devonshire (1949)
  79. String Figures of the Adnyamata tribe — C. P. Mountford (1950)
  80. String-Figures from the Gilbert Islands — H. C. & H. E. Maude (1958)
  81. The String Figures of Yirrkalla — F. D. McCarthy (1960)
  82. Fadenspiele vom Unteren Watut, und Banir River (Ost-Neuguinea) — H. Fischer (1960)
  83. Easy-to-do Entertainments and Diversions with Cards, String, Coins, Paper and Matches — R. M. Abraham (1961)
  84. String Figures from Northern New Guinea — H. C. Maude, C. H. Wedgwood (1967)
  85. Contributions to Polar Eskimo Ethnography — E. Holtved (1967)
  86. Quipus and Witches' Knots — C. L. Day (1967)
  87. 日本伝承のあそび読本 — 加古里子 (1967)
  88. Mikronesier (Gilbert-Inseln - Tabiteuea) Fadenspiele — H. C. Maude (1968)
  89. Mikronesier (Gilbert-Inseln - Onotoa) Fadenspiele — H. C. Maude (1968)
  90. Polynesier (Ellice-Inseln, Niutao) Fadenspiele — H. C. Maude (1969)
  91. Les Jeux de Ficelle des Arviligjuarmiut — G. Mary-Rousselière (1969)
  92. Tikopia String Figures — R. Firth, H. C. Maude (1970)
  93. Juegos de Hilo de los Aborígenes del Norte de Patagonia — R. Martínez-Crovetto (1970)
  94. The String Figures of Nauru Island — H. C. Maude (1971)
  95. Kai-kai, Figuras de Cuerdas y Recitaciones — R. Campbell (1971)
  96. Zande String Figures — E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1972)
  97. 楽しいあやとり遊び — 有木昭久, 湯浅清四郎 (1973)
  98. あやとり — 野口広 (1973)
  99. たのしくとれるあやとりあそび — 麻生育子, 山本昇 (1974)
  100. あやとり 続 — 野口広 (1974)
  101. 世界のあやとり傑作選 — 有木昭久, 湯浅清四郎 (1974)
  102. やさしくとれる世界のあやとり — 麻生育子, 山本昇 (1975)
  103. あやとり 続々 — 野口広 (1975)
  104. String Figures from West Greenland — K. Hansen (1975)
  105. 心をかよわすあやとりあそび — 江口雅彦 (1976)
  106. Krahó (Brazil, Tocantins Region) String Figures — V. C. Schultz (1977)
  107. Solomon Islands String Figures — H. C. Maude (1978)
  108. String Figures of the Tuamotus — K. P. Emory, H. C. Maude (1979)
  109. String Figures of Papua New Guinea — P. D. Noble (1979)
  110. Figuras de Hilo Tradicionales de la Isla de Pascua — O. Blixen (1979)
  111. The Dynamics of Folklore — B. Toelken (1979)
  112. Cat's Cradles and Other String Figures — J. Elffers, M. Schuyt (1980)
  113. 図形工房 — 野口広 編 (1980)
  114. たのしい創作あやとり — 神谷和男 (1980)
  115. あやとり(大陸) — 野口広 (1980)
  116. シシドユキオ 創作あやとり — シシドユキオ (1980-2007)
  117. Juegos de Hilo y Trucos de Los Toba-Taksek — I. Balducci (1981)
  118. たのしい伝承あやとり — 神谷和男 (1981)
  119. 図形あそびの世界 — 野口広 (1981)
  120. あやとり入門 — 有木昭久 (1981)
  121. The Last Kings of Thule — J. Malaurie (1982)
  122. あやとりいととり 1 — さいとうたま (1982)
  123. あやとりいととり 2 — さいとうたま (1982)
  124. あやとりいととり 3 — さいとうたま (1982)
  125. String Figures in Japan — NOGUCHI H. (1982-1986)
  126. String Figures from New Caledonia — H. C. Maude (1982)
  127. Reconstructions of some South American String Figures : Rydén 1934 — R. Read (1982)
  128. String Figures from New Caledonia and The Loyalty Islands — H. C. Maude (1984)
  129. パプアニューギニア高地民族のあやとり — 野口広 (1984)
  130. Many Stars & More String Games — C. Gryski (1985)
  131. Some string figures from Papua-New Guinea — R. Harbison, R. Reichelt (1985)
  132. String Games — M. & M. Jackson, K. Watkins (1986)
  133. Ninikula fadenspiele auf den Trobriand-Inseln, Papua Neuguinea — B. & G. Senft (1986)
  134. 日本の綾取 — 夏堀謹二郎 (1986)
  135. String Figures from Tonga — H. C. Maude (1986)
  136. String Figures from Torres Strait : Laade 1965 — H. C. Maude (1987)
  137. Some String Figures of Highland People in Papua New Guinea — SHISHIDO Y., NOGUCHI H. (1987)
  138. String Figures — A. J. Abraham (1988)
  139. Schnurfiguren aus aller Welt — F. R. Paturi (1988)
  140. Contemporary String Figures Part II — F. R. Paturi (1988)
  141. Modern String Figures — F. R. Paturi (1988)
  142. String-Figures — T. Storer (1988)
  143. String Figures from Pukapuka — P. Beaglehole, H. C. Maude (1989)
  144. String Figures II — J. D'Antoni (1991)
  145. Rationally-designed String Figures: Variations of the Kwakiutl figures "Two Trees" — M. Sherman (1991)
  146. Kwakiutl String Figures — J. Averkieva, M. Sherman (1992)
  147. Figuras y Juegos de Hilos de los Indios Maká — J. Braunstein (1992)
  148. Ghana String Figures — G. S. Cansdale (1993)
  149. String Figures of the Austral Islands : Stokes 1920 — M. Sherman (1994)
  150. Three String Figures from Easter Island — A. J. Oxton (1995)
  151. The String Figures of Yirrkala : McCarthy 1960 — H. C. Maude, M. Sherman (1995)
  152. String Figure Magazine — ISFA (1996–2009)
  153. String Figures from Guyana — W. Wirt (1996)
  154. The String Figures of Tuvalu — H. C. & H. E. Maude (1996)
  155. String Figures from Northeastern Peru — W. Wirt (1997)
  156. String Figures from the Congo : Smith 1910 — C. C. K. Smith (1997)
  157. Fascinating String Figures — ISFA (1998)
  158. 世界のあやとり — 東京書店 (1998)
  159. String Fling — A collection of engineered string figures — S. Newkirk (1998)
  160. 儿童绳花 — 于显龙 (1999)
  161. String Figures from Southwest Alaska : Gordon 1917 — D. Titus, M. Sherman (1999)
  162. String Figures from the Indian States of Gujarat and Orissa — W. Wirt (1999)
  163. Maori String Figures — C. C. K. Smith (1999)
  164. アンパンマンとあそぼう あやとり — 有木昭久 (2000)
  165. Some String Figures and Tricks of the Quichua Indians of Ecuador : Irvine 1984 — A. J. Abraham (2000)
  166. Some String Figures and Tricks from Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast — C. C. K. Smith (2000)
  167. String Games of the Navajo — W. Wirt, M. Sherman, M. Mitchell (2000)
  168. The String Figures of Nauru Island — H. C. Maude, ISFA (2001)
  169. Ojibwe String Figures and Trick : Waugh 1916 — M. Sherman (2001)
  170. Pangwe and Bubi String Figures : Tessmann 1912 — M. Sherman (2001)
  171. Yup'ik String Figures — D. Nicolai (2002)
  172. わかりやすい あやとり百科 — 有木昭久 (2003)
  173. String Games of the Kangirsujuaq Inuit : d'Anglure 1966 — J. D'Antoni, M. Sherman (2003)
  174. やさしいあやとり — 野口廣 (2004)
  175. Innu String Figures and Tricks : Waugh 1924 — M. Sherman (2005)
  176. Analysis of Alika Podolinsky-Webber’s Naskapi String Figure Collection from Davis Inlet — M. Sherman (2005)
  177. 世界あやとり紀行 — シシドユキオ, 野口廣, M. Sherman (2006)
  178. The String Games and Cat's Cradles of Palau : Raymund 1911 — A. Reichert (2006)
  179. Little Red Book — T. Storer (2007)
  180. String Figures from the North Fly District, Papua New Guinea — P. D. Noble (2007)
  181. 大人のあやとり — 野口廣 (2008)
  182. Some Pueblo Indian String Figures and Tricks — M. Sherman, W. Wirt (2008)
  183. Jenness's Eskimo String Figures : Jenness 1924 — W. Wirt, J. D'Antoni, etc. (2009)
  184. String figures from the Highlands of West New Guinea : Camps 1970s — S. Claassen (2010)
  185. 脳力アップ!あやとり — 野口廣 (2013)
  186. あやとり — シシドユキオ (2013)
  187. Some String Figures of the Qairnirmiut Inuit, as recorded by Jean Michéa — S. Claassen, J. D'Antoni (2013)
  188. Some String Figures and Tricks from Rankin Inlet — K. Elbaum (2013)
  189. Wame: String Figure Chants and Stories from Saibai Island, Torres Strait : Laade 1965 — S. Claassen (2014)
  190. Some Inughuit String Figures (Northwest Greenland) by C. Adler : E2314 1974 — S. Claassen (2015)
  191. Some Harvaqtuurmiut String Figures : Tatanniq 1969 — S. Claassen (2015)
  192. Some String Figures from Vanuatu : Deacon 1926 — M. Sherman (2015)
  193. Yup'ik String Figures as made by Gregory Kapatak Sr. — S. Claassen (2016)
  194. Some Yup'ik String Figures as made by Anna Backford — S. Claassen (2016)
  195. Yup'ik String Figures as made by Carley Foster — S. Claassen (2016)
  196. 7b - Notas Sobre el Kaikai — L. Baeza (2017)
  197. The Art of String Figures — ISFA (2018)
  198. あやとり: 日本の伝承あやとり — さいとうたま (2022)
  199. Lorenzo Baeza Vega y el kaikai — M. Garrido (2023)
  200. FIGURAS DE HILLO Chile y el mundo — M. Garrido (2023)
  201. Paterson’s Greenland and Canadian Arctic String Figures : Paterson 1949 — M. Sherman (2025)
  202. Some string figures of the Taurepán (Guyana), as recorded by Theodor Koch-Grünberg in 1911 — S. Claassen (2025)
  203. String figures of the Wapishana, as collected and described by William Curtis Farabee : Farabee 1918 — J. D'Antoni, M. Sherman, S. Claassen (2025)