LHEYO (1), a bat

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David Jabin, “LHEYO (1), a bat,” String figures, accessed February 24, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/230.
  • Overall presentation

  • Name : LHEYO (1), a bat

  • Creator : David Jabin

  • Contributor(s) : Marquita Pérez, Samaria village, Nivacle Unida comunity, Central Chaco, Paraguay.

  • Date : 2019-2020


  • Information on the string figure

    • General presentation of the string figure

    This string figure represents the head of a brazilian rabbit, caracterized by the ears.

    Construction method (contributor-s’ description)

    1. Palm up, lay out the string on R2 and R3.
    2. With left hand, grab the hanging loop and place it between R2 and R3.
    3. Proximally insert R1and R5 then L1and L5 in the hanging loop. Extend.
    4. Distally transfer L15 loop to R23.
    5. L2 and L3 pass above the R23 loop dorsal string. Dorsally and distally insert L2 and L3 respectively into R2 and R3 proximal loops. Transfer the loops from R3 to L3 and from R2 to R2. Extend.
    6. Release L2 and L3.
    7. Distally, transfer R2 and R3 loops, respectively to L2 and L3.
    8. 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 : 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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