KENAATENG, Charata bird
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David Jabin, “KENAATENG, Charata bird,” String figures, accessed February 24, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/260.
- Overall presentation
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Name : KENAATENG, Charata bird
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Creator : David Jabin
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Contributor(s) : Elsa de Unruh, village of Belen, Yalve Sanga , Central Chaco, Paraguay
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Date : 2019-2020
- Information on the string figure
This string figure represents a charata bird (Ortalis canicollis) an endemic species of the dry forest of Chaco region.
1. Hold string between 1 and 2, hands being about six inches apart.
2. Make a small hanging loop with the six inches of string by bringing hands together, right over left.
3. Insert 2 towards you into the small loop. Continue the movement until 2 are upright.
4. Extend.
5. L1 enter distally in the lower 2 loop and picks up lower L2f string while R1 pass the upper R1 loop from below to picks up the upper R2f string (they are in fact the same string).
6. 345 enter in 1 loop and hook down 2n upper string.
7. Release 1.
8. L1 picks up the lower two 2 strings while R1 picks up the upper R2f string and the lower R2n string far form the fingers
9. Release 345 and extend.
10. 5 pass distally to 2n and pick up the upper 2n.
11. 2 hook up lower 2f, turn the palms away and release 1 in the same time.
2. Make a small hanging loop with the six inches of string by bringing hands together, right over left.
3. Insert 2 towards you into the small loop. Continue the movement until 2 are upright.
4. Extend.
5. L1 enter distally in the lower 2 loop and picks up lower L2f string while R1 pass the upper R1 loop from below to picks up the upper R2f string (they are in fact the same string).
6. 345 enter in 1 loop and hook down 2n upper string.
7. Release 1.
8. L1 picks up the lower two 2 strings while R1 picks up the upper R2f string and the lower R2n string far form the fingers
9. Release 345 and extend.
10. 5 pass distally to 2n and pick up the upper 2n.
11. 2 hook up lower 2f, turn the palms away and release 1 in the same time.
This string figure has the same construction method and final pattern than the OFO nivacle figure, but the later represents another bird the picazu pigeon.
- Item references
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Key words : String figures, Enlhet, paraguayan Chaco
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Publisher : Laboratory SPHERE (UMR 7219, University of Paris & CNRS)
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Rights : Creative Commons / Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA
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Format : jpeg, mp4, text
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Language : Enlhet, spanish
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Location : Village of Belen, Yalve Sanga , Central Chaco, Paraguay, South America
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Description : Enlhet string figure, method of construction, linguistic data, cultural aspects