VUS T'OOT, Tinamou bird's chest
Citation
David Jabin, “VUS T'OOT, Tinamou bird's chest,” String figures, accessed February 24, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/245.
- Overall presentation
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Name : VUS T'OOT, Tinamou bird's chest
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Creator : David Jabin
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Contributor(s) : Reinelia Pérez, village of Samaria, Nivacle Unida Community, Central Chaco, Paraguay (for the video)
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Date : 2019-2020
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This figures is construct withe the help of the big toe and the central diamond-shape represents the patterns observed on the throat or chest of the tinamou bird species like Eudromia formosa (VUS, in nivacle languege).
1. Position I in the left hand.
2. Proximally, insert the left big toe in the loop.
3. Distally, insert R2, hook down the palmar string and extend to pass it proximal to L1n, toward the left big toe.
4. Distally, transfer R2 loop to L big toe.
5. Distally insert R2 in the central big toe loop, hook down the big toe near string (who is also L1n) and pass distal to the other big toe near string.
6. Extend R2 loop toward left hand, release L1, and distally transfer R2 loop to L1.
7. R1 and R2 seize L1n, near the big toe and release the R1 R5 L Big toe loop.
8. Extend (step 1-8 are result in an identical position than P1 opening).
9. Proximally, transfer L1 and L5 loops respectively to L2 and L3.
10. Distally, transfer the big toe loop to L1 and L5.
11. Proximally, insert R1 and R5 respectively in the nearest and the farthest hanging loops.
12. Extend.
13. Distally transfer dorsal L2 and L3 loops respectively to R2 and R3.
14. Distally, insert L1 and L2 into R2 loop, seize the R1 loop and extract it from the R2 loop and proximally reinsert R1.
15. Distally, insert L1 and L2 into R3 loop, seize the R5 loop and extract it from the R3 loop and proximaly reinsert R5.
16. Release R2 and R3.
17. Extend.
2. Proximally, insert the left big toe in the loop.
3. Distally, insert R2, hook down the palmar string and extend to pass it proximal to L1n, toward the left big toe.
4. Distally, transfer R2 loop to L big toe.
5. Distally insert R2 in the central big toe loop, hook down the big toe near string (who is also L1n) and pass distal to the other big toe near string.
6. Extend R2 loop toward left hand, release L1, and distally transfer R2 loop to L1.
7. R1 and R2 seize L1n, near the big toe and release the R1 R5 L Big toe loop.
8. Extend (step 1-8 are result in an identical position than P1 opening).
9. Proximally, transfer L1 and L5 loops respectively to L2 and L3.
10. Distally, transfer the big toe loop to L1 and L5.
11. Proximally, insert R1 and R5 respectively in the nearest and the farthest hanging loops.
12. Extend.
13. Distally transfer dorsal L2 and L3 loops respectively to R2 and R3.
14. Distally, insert L1 and L2 into R2 loop, seize the R1 loop and extract it from the R2 loop and proximally reinsert R1.
15. Distally, insert L1 and L2 into R3 loop, seize the R5 loop and extract it from the R3 loop and proximaly reinsert R5.
16. Release R2 and R3.
17. Extend.
Rydén, S. (1934, p. 28, fig. 2(2): Toba-Pilagá, argentinian Chaco
Balducci (n°15, p. 142): Toba-Taksik, argentinian Chaco
Sturzenegger (8, p. 126)
Balducci (n°15, p. 142): Toba-Taksik, argentinian Chaco
Sturzenegger (8, p. 126)
- Item references
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Publisher : Laboratory SPHERE (UMR 7219, University of Paris & CNRS)
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Rights : Creative Commons / Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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Format : mp4, jepg, text
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Language : Nivacle
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Location : Village of Samaria, Boquerón Department, Paraguay, South America