Updated: Jul 7, 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 (unpublished field notes) — G. B. Gordon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. Some English String Tricks — W. I. Pocock (1906)
  16. String Figures — C. F. Jayne (1906)
  17. Games of North American Indians — S. Culin (1907)
  18. Ethnographic notes from the Congo Free State: an African miscellany — F. Starr (1909)
  19. Zwei Jahre unter den Indianern, I — T. Koch-Grünberg (1909)
  20. Zwei Jahre unter den Indianern, II — T. Koch-Grünberg (1910)
  21. Die Faden- und Abnehmspiele auf Palau — P. Raymund (1911)
  22. Mathematical Recreations and Essays — W. W. R. Ball (1911)
  23. L'enfant chez les Kuni (Nouvelle Guinée anglaise) — P. H. Eschlimann (1911)
  24. Die Kinderspiele der Pangwe — G. Tessmann (1912)
  25. String Figures and Tricks — A. C. Haddon (1912)
  26. Cat's Cradles from Many Lands — K. Haddon (1912)
  27. String-figures from the Patomana Indians of British Guiana — F. E. Lutz (1912)
  28. Cat's Cradles of the Kiwai Papuans, British New-Guinea — G. Landtman (1914)
  29. Nauru — P. Hambruch (1914)
  30. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Tapirapé-Indianer — W. Kissenberth (1916)
  31. Fadenspiele in Matupit, Neupommern — P. G. Bögershausen (1916)
  32. In the Alaskan Wilderness — G. B. Gordon (1917)
  33. The Central Arawaks — W. C. Farabee (1918)
  34. Some Australian String Figures — K. Haddon (1918)
  35. Some Figures in String from the Makushis on the Ireng and Takutu Rivers — A. Robinson (1918)
  36. String Figures from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands — R. H. Compton (1919)
  37. Papuan Cat's Cradles — D. Jenness (1920)
  38. Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Great Britain — W. W. R. Ball (1920)
  39. An Introduction to String Figures — W. W. R. Ball (1920)
  40. String Figures 2nd ed. — W. W. R. Ball (1921)
  41. The Central Caribs — W. C. Farabee (1924)
  42. Eskimo String Figures — D. Jenness (1924)
  43. String Figures, Tricks, and Puzzles of the Guiana Indians — W. E. Roth (1924)
  44. Hawaiian String Games — J. S. Emerson (1924)
  45. Gold Coast String Games — C. L. T. Griffith (1925)
  46. String Figures from the Marquesas and Society Islands — W. C. Handy (1925)
  47. String-Figures of the North Queensland Aborigines, Part 1 — G. A. V. Stanley (1926)
  48. String Figures from Fiji and Western Polynesia — J. Hornell (1927)
  49. Some String Figures of the Virginia Indians — D. S. Davidson (1927)
  50. Māori String Figures — J. C. Andersen (1927)
  51. String Figures from Hawaii — L. A. Dickey (1928)
  52. Wanderings in Wild Australia — B. Spencer (1928)
  53. Material Culture of the Iglulik Eskimos — T. Mathiassen (1928)
  54. The Caribou Eskimos — K. Birket-Smith (1929)
  55. Intellectual Culture of the Copper Eskimos — K. Rasmussen (1929)
  56. String Figures 3rd ed. — W. W. R. Ball (1929)
  57. String Figures from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Zanzibar — J. Hornell (1930)
  58. Artists in String — K. Haddon (1930)
  59. Samoan Material Culture — P. H. Buck (T. R. Hīroa) (1930)
  60. String Figures from Bechuanaland Protectorate — C. H. Wedgwood, I. Schapera (1930)
  61. Truk, Ergebnisse der Südsee-Expedition 1908-1910 — A. Krämer (1932)
  62. String Figures from Gujarat and Kathiawar — J. Hornell (1932)
  63. String Figures from British New Guinea — W. E. Rosser, J. Hornell (1932)
  64. Valenge Women — E. D. Earthy (1933)
  65. String Games for Beginners — K. Haddon (1934)
  66. South American String Figures — S. Rydén (1934)
  67. Some Nigerian String Figures — K. Haddon, H. A. Treleaven (1936)
  68. String Figures (Madandi) found in Southern Rhodesia — H. Tracey (1938)
  69. Chama String Games (Peru) — G. Tessmann, E. M. von Hornbostel, K. Haddon (1939)
  70. Eskimo ‘Cats' Cradles’ — T. T. Paterson (1939)
  71. Jeux d'Enfants et d'Adultes chez les Eskimo d'Angmagssalik — P-É. Victor (1940)
  72. String Figures from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan — J. Hornell (1940)
  73. Fun with String — J. Leeming (1940)
  74. Aboriginal Australian String Figures — D. S. Davidson (1941)
  75. String-Figure Divination — G. M. Foster (1941)
  76. Die Spiele der Thadou-Kuki in Assam — H. E. Kauffmann (1941)
  77. Social Customs of the Nunivak Eskimo — M. Lantis (1946)
  78. The Bella Coola Indians — T. F. McIlwraith (1948)
  79. Eskimo String Figures and Their Origin — T. T. Paterson (1949)
  80. Some String Figures from North East Angola — M. D. & L. S. B. Leakey (1949)
  81. Rarotongan String Figures — C. W. Devonshire (1949)
  82. String Figures of the Adnyamata tribe — C. P. Mountford (1950)
  83. String-Figures from the Gilbert Islands — H. C. & H. E. Maude (1958)
  84. The String Figures of Yirrkalla — F. D. McCarthy (1960)
  85. Fadenspiele vom Unteren Watut, und Banir River (Ost-Neuguinea) — H. Fischer (1960)
  86. Easy-to-do Entertainments and Diversions with Cards, String, Coins, Paper and Matches — R. M. Abraham (1961)
  87. String Figures from Northern New Guinea — H. C. Maude, C. H. Wedgwood (1967)
  88. Contributions to Polar Eskimo Ethnography — E. Holtved (1967)
  89. Quipus and Witches' Knots — C. L. Day (1967)
  90. 日本伝承のあそび読本 — 加古里子 (1967)
  91. Mikronesier (Gilbert-Inseln - Tabiteuea) Fadenspiele : E0883 1967 — H. C. Maude (1968)
  92. Mikronesier (Gilbert-Inseln - Onotoa) Fadenspiele : E0884 1967 — H. C. Maude (1968)
  93. Polynesier (Ellice-Inseln, Niutao) Fadenspiele : E0885 1967 — H. C. Maude (1969)
  94. Les Jeux de Ficelle des Arviligjuarmiut — G. Mary-Rousselière (1969)
  95. Juegos de Hilo de los Aborígenes del Norte de Patagonia — R. Martínez-Crovetto (1970)
  96. Tikopia String Figures — R. Firth, H. C. Maude (1970)
  97. The String Figures of Nauru Island — H. C. Maude (1971)
  98. Kai-kai, Figuras de Cuerdas y Recitaciones — R. Campbell (1971)
  99. Zande String Figures — E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1972)
  100. 楽しいあやとり遊び — 有木昭久, 湯浅清四郎 (1973)
  101. あやとり — 野口広 (1973)
  102. たのしくとれるあやとりあそび — 麻生育子, 山本昇 (1974)
  103. あやとり 続 — 野口広 (1974)
  104. 世界のあやとり傑作選 — 有木昭久, 湯浅清四郎 (1974)
  105. やさしくとれる世界のあやとり — 麻生育子, 山本昇 (1975)
  106. あやとり 続々 — 野口広 (1975)
  107. String Figures from West Greenland — K. Hansen (1975)
  108. 心をかよわすあやとりあそび — 江口雅彦 (1976)
  109. Krahó (Brazil, Tocantins Region) String Figures — V. C. Schultz (1977)
  110. Solomon Islands String Figures — H. C. Maude (1978)
  111. String Figures of the Tuamotus — K. P. Emory, H. C. Maude (1979)
  112. String Figures of Papua New Guinea — P. D. Noble (1979)
  113. Figuras de Hilo Tradicionales de la Isla de Pascua — O. Blixen (1979)
  114. The Dynamics of Folklore — B. Toelken (1979)
  115. Cat's Cradles and Other String Figures — J. Elffers, M. Schuyt (1980)
  116. 図形工房 — 野口広 編 (1980)
  117. たのしい創作あやとり — 神谷和男 (1980)
  118. あやとり(大陸) — 野口広 (1980)
  119. シシドユキオ 創作あやとり — シシドユキオ (1980-2007)
  120. Juegos de Hilo y Trucos de Los Toba-Taksék — I. Balducci (1981)
  121. たのしい伝承あやとり — 神谷和男 (1981)
  122. 図形あそびの世界 — 野口広 (1981)
  123. あやとり入門 — 有木昭久 (1981)
  124. The Last Kings of Thule — J. Malaurie (1982)
  125. あやとりいととり 1 — さいとうたま (1982)
  126. あやとりいととり 2 — さいとうたま (1982)
  127. あやとりいととり 3 — さいとうたま (1982)
  128. String Figures in Japan — NOGUCHI H. (1982-1986)
  129. String Figures from New Caledonia — H. C. Maude (1982)
  130. Reconstructions of some South American String Figures : Rydén 1934 — R. Read (1982)
  131. String Figures from New Caledonia and The Loyalty Islands — H. C. Maude (1984)
  132. パプアニューギニア高地民族のあやとり — 野口広 (1984)
  133. Many Stars & More String Games — C. Gryski (1985)
  134. Some string figures from Papua-New Guinea — R. Harbison, R. Reichelt (1985)
  135. String Games — M. & M. Jackson, K. Watkins (1986)
  136. Ninikula fadenspiele auf den Trobriand-Inseln, Papua Neuguinea — B. & G. Senft (1986)
  137. 日本の綾取 — 夏堀謹二郎 (1986)
  138. String Figures from Tonga — H. C. Maude (1986)
  139. String Figures from Torres Strait : Laade 1965 — H. C. Maude (1987)
  140. Some String Figures of Highland People in Papua New Guinea — SHISHIDO Y., NOGUCHI H. (1987)
  141. String Figures — A. J. Abraham (1988)
  142. Schnurfiguren aus aller Welt — F. R. Paturi (1988)
  143. Contemporary String Figures Part II — F. R. Paturi (1988)
  144. Modern String Figures — F. R. Paturi (1988)
  145. String-Figures — T. Storer (1988)
  146. String Figures from Pukapuka — P. Beaglehole, H. C. Maude (1989)
  147. String Figures II — J. D'Antoni (1991)
  148. Rationally-designed String Figures: Variations of the Kwakiutl figures "Two Trees" — M. Sherman (1991)
  149. Kwakiutl String Figures — J. Averkieva, M. Sherman (1992)
  150. Figuras y Juegos de Hilos de los Indios Maká — J. Braunstein (1992)
  151. Ghana String Figures — G. S. Cansdale (1993)
  152. String Figures of the Austral Islands : Stokes 1920 — M. Sherman (1994)
  153. Three String Figures from Easter Island — A. J. Oxton (1995)
  154. The String Figures of Yirrkala : McCarthy 1960 — H. C. Maude, M. Sherman (1995)
  155. String Figure Magazine — ISFA (1996–2009)
  156. String Figures from Guyana — W. Wirt (1996)
  157. The String Figures of Tuvalu — H. C. & H. E. Maude (1996)
  158. String Figures from Northeastern Peru — W. Wirt (1997)
  159. String Figures from the Congo : Smith 1910 — C. C. K. Smith (1997)
  160. Fascinating String Figures — ISFA (1998)
  161. 世界のあやとり — 東京書店 (1998)
  162. String Fling — A collection of engineered string figures — S. Newkirk (1998)
  163. 儿童绳花 — 于显龙 (1999)
  164. String Figures from Southwest Alaska : Gordon 1917 — D. Titus, M. Sherman (1999)
  165. String Figures from the Indian States of Gujarat and Orissa — W. Wirt (1999)
  166. Maori String Figures — C. C. K. Smith (1999)
  167. アンパンマンとあそぼう あやとり — 有木昭久 (2000)
  168. Some String Figures and Tricks of the Quichua Indians of Ecuador : Irvine 1984 — A. J. Abraham (2000)
  169. Some String Figures and Tricks from Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast — C. C. K. Smith (2000)
  170. String Games of the Navajo — W. Wirt, M. Sherman, M. Mitchell (2000)
  171. The String Figures of Nauru Island — H. C. Maude, ISFA (2001)
  172. Ojibwe String Figures and Trick : Waugh 1916 — M. Sherman (2001)
  173. Pangwe and Bubi String Figures : Tessmann 1912 — M. Sherman (2001)
  174. Reru: String Figures of the Brazilian Karajá Indians — C. Whan (2002)
  175. Xema'eãwa: String Games among the Tapirapé Indians of Brazil — L. G. & E. D. de Paula (2002)
  176. Yup'ik String Figures — D. Nicolai (2002)
  177. わかりやすい あやとり百科 — 有木昭久 (2003)
  178. String Games of the Kangirsujuaq Inuit : d'Anglure 1966 — J. D'Antoni, M. Sherman (2003)
  179. やさしいあやとり — 野口廣 (2004)
  180. Innu String Figures and Tricks : Waugh 1924 — M. Sherman (2005)
  181. Analysis of Alika Podolinsky-Webber’s Naskapi String Figure Collection from Davis Inlet — M. Sherman (2005)
  182. 世界あやとり紀行 — シシドユキオ, 野口廣, M. Sherman (2006)
  183. The String Games and Cat's Cradles of Palau : Raymund 1911 — A. Reichert (2006)
  184. Little Red Book — T. Storer (2007)
  185. String Figures from the North Fly District, Papua New Guinea — P. D. Noble (2007)
  186. 大人のあやとり — 野口廣 (2008)
  187. Navajo String Games by Grandma Margaret — D. Warrior (2008)
  188. Some Pueblo Indian String Figures and Tricks — M. Sherman, W. Wirt (2008)
  189. Jenness's Eskimo String Figures : Jenness 1924 — W. Wirt, J. D'Antoni, etc. (2009)
  190. String figures from the Highlands of West New Guinea : Camps 1970 — S. Claassen (2010)
  191. Devonshire String Figures from the 1890s — M. & V. Probert (2011)
  192. String Figures of the Wampar in Papua New Guinea — H. Fischer (2012)
  193. Hans Fischer’s Watut String Figure Collection Revisited : Fischer 1958 — S. Claassen (2012)
  194. 脳力アップ!あやとり — 野口廣 (2013)
  195. あやとり — シシドユキオ (2013)
  196. Some String Figures of the Qairnirmiut Inuit, as recorded by Jean Michéa — S. Claassen, J. D'Antoni (2013)
  197. Some String Figures and Tricks from Rankin Inlet — K. Elbaum (2013)
  198. The Wampar String Figure Repertoire in Comparative Perspective — B. Beer, S. Claassen (2014)
  199. Wame: String Figure Chants and Stories from Saibai Island, Torres Strait : Laade 1965 — S. Claassen (2014)
  200. Some Inughuit String Figures (Northwest Greenland) by C. Adler : E2314 1974 — S. Claassen (2015)
  201. Some Harvaqtuurmiut String Figures : Tatanniq 1969 — S. Claassen (2015)
  202. Some String Figures from Vanuatu : Deacon 1926 — M. Sherman (2015)
  203. Yup'ik String Figures as made by Gregory Kapatak Sr. — S. Claassen (2016)
  204. Some Yup'ik String Figures as made by Anna Backford — S. Claassen (2016)
  205. Yup'ik String Figures as made by Carley Foster — S. Claassen (2016)
  206. 7b - Notas Sobre el Kaikai — L. Baeza (2017)
  207. The Art of String Figures — ISFA (2018)
  208. More String Figures from Vanuatu : Barnard 1923 — M. Sherman (2019)
  209. あやとり: 日本の伝承あやとり — さいとうたま (2022)
  210. Lorenzo Baeza Vega y el kaikai — M. Garrido (2023)
  211. FIGURAS DE HILLO Chile y el mundo — M. Garrido (2023)
  212. Paterson’s Greenland and Canadian Arctic String Figures : Paterson 1949 — M. Sherman (2025)
  213. Some string figures of the Taurepán (Guyana), as recorded by Theodor Koch-Grünberg in 1911 — S. Claassen (2025)
  214. String figures of the Wapishana, as collected and described by William Curtis Farabee : Farabee 1918 — J. D'Antoni, M. Sherman, S. Claassen (2025)