YICLÔÔJ LHAI, white quebracho fruit

Citation

David Jabin, “YICLÔÔJ LHAI, white quebracho fruit,” String figures, accessed February 24, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/114.
  • Overall presentation

  • Name : YICLÔÔJ LHAI, white quebracho fruit

  • Creator : David Jabin

  • Contributor(s) : Belisandro Pérez, Samaria village, Nivacle Unida Comunity, Central Chaco, Paraguay

  • Date : 2019-2020


  • Information on the string figure

    • General presentation of the string figure

    Among the Nivacle as well as the Enlhet this figure represents two fruits of the quebracho blanco tree (Aspidosperma quebracho) joining at their base. The quebracho blanco, a tree characteristic of the Chaco landscape, is used in the construction of houses and in the manufacture of certain objects. Among the Enlhet, the tree was given an important ritual role: a young trunk was erected in a well during the female initiation festival.

    Construction method (ISFA)

    1. Opening A
    2. Proximally, insert 345 in 2 loop.
    3. Distally, transfer 1 loop to 2345. Return.
    4. 1 pass proximal to 2n, picks up 5n and return.
    5. Distally, transfer 1 loop to 2345. Return.
    6. 1 pass distal to 2n strings, picks ups the palmar string and return while releasing 5.
    7. Pass distal the two adjacent 5f strings and picks up the third (and farthest) 5f string ?
    8. Insert 2345 in the two central large triangles. In the same movement display the figure vertically, palms away from you and extend.
  • Item references

  • Key words : String figures, Nivacle, paraguayan Chaco

  • Publisher : Laboratory SPHERE (UMR 7219, University of Paris & CNRS)

  • Rights : Creative Commons / Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA

  • Format : jpeg, mp4, text

  • Language : Nivacle, spanish

  • Location : Village of Samaria, Boquerón Department, Paraguay, South America

  • Description : Nivacle string figure, method of construction, linguistic data, cultural aspects

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