SE, small shell

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Citation

Eric Vandendriessche , “SE, small shell,” String figures, accessed February 25, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/217.
  • Overall presentation

  • Name : SE, small shell

  • Creator : Eric Vandendriessche

  • Contributor(s) : Liloupu, 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 small shell stuck on a rock.

    Construction method (ISFA)

    1. Make loops on 5.
    2. Pass L1 proximal to R5 loop, pick up R5 loop.
    3. Repeat RH.
    4. Pass 2 distal to 5 loops, hook up 5 loops.
    5. Distally, insert 2 into 1 loops, pick up both 1f, and return.
    6. Distally, insert 2 into 1 loops, pick up both 1n, and return.
    7. Release 1.
    8. Proximally, insert 1 into 2 loops. 1-2 seize distal both 2f.
    9. Rotate 2 horizontally.
    10. Rotate H horizontally.

  • Item references

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

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

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

  • Format : jpeg, eaf, 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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