WAYU, fairy yam

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This Item related through common consecutive operations (sub-procedure): Item: LIPIM LALAO MWECHERKETE WAYU, the roots seize the hairy yam

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Citation

Eric Vandendriessche and Agnès Henri, “WAYU, fairy yam,” String figures, accessed February 24, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/19.
  • Overall presentation

  • Name : WAYU, fairy yam

  • Creator : Eric Vandendriessche and Agnès Henri

  • Contributor(s) : Mata, village of Fona, Ambrym, Vanuatu

  • Date : 2006 ; 2016-2017

  • Information on the string figure

    • General presentation of the string figure

    This string figure represents a yam variety, called "hairy yam".

    Construction method (ISFA)

    1. Opening A.
    2. Release 1. R1 kooks down both R2 loop and R5n. R2 hooks up R5f. Proximally, insert L2 into R2 loops and return to position. Extend.
    3. Pass 1 proximal to 2 loops. Proximally, insert 1 into 5 loops, pick up 5n and return.
    4. Proximally, insert 1 into distal 2 loop only, pick up distal 2n and return.
    5. Navaho 1
    6. Release distal 2 loops.
    7. Transfer 1 loops to 2.
    8. Pass 1 proximal to 2 loops. Proximally, insert 1 into 5 loops, pick up 5n and return.
    9. Proximally, insert 1 into distal 2 loop only, pick up distal 2n and return.
    10. Navaho 1
    11. Pass 3 distal to distal 2f, pick up proximal 2n and return.
    12. Release 5 and turn the palms away.

    Construction method (symbolic writing)

    $\underline{O}.A:r1: \underline{h}R1(R2,R5n):\underline{h}R2(R5f):\underline{i}L2(R2\infty)\#\mid \underrightarrow{m}1(2\infty):\underline{i}1(5\infty):p1(5n)\#\mid:\underline{i}1(u2\infty):p1(2n)\#\mid: N1:ru2\infty: \overline{TF}(1\infty,2):\underrightarrow{m}1(2\infty):\underline{i}1(5\infty):p1(5n)\#:\underline{i}1(u2\infty):p1(2n)\#:N1:\overrightarrow{m}3(2f):p3(l2n\#:r5:vr^{+}RH/vr^{-}LH$

    Mathematical concepts involved

    Iterative subprocedure
    Symmetry
  • Item references

  • Key words : String figures, Ambrym Island (Vanuatu)

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

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

  • Format : jpeg, pdf, mp4

  • Language : English, North Ambrymese language

  • Location : Village of Fona, North Ambrym, Vanuatu, South Pacific

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

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