LAAPANG (2), "queen of the night" prickly pear

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David Jabin, “LAAPANG (2), "queen of the night" prickly pear,” String figures, accessed February 24, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/275.
  • Overall presentation

  • Name : LAAPANG (2), "queen of the night" prickly pear

  • Creator : David Jabin

  • Contributor(s) : Elsa de Unruh and Yenilda, village of Belen, Yalve Sanga community, Central Chaco, Paraguay

  • Date : 2019-2020


  • Information on the string figure

    • General presentation of the string figure

    This figure represents a LAAPANG, the fruit of Harrisia bonplandii cactus, also kwonn as "reina de la noche" in the regional spanish. This cactus endemic to the dry forests of the Chaco owes its name to its spectacular flowers that only open at night. The raw fruit of this abundant plant and the boiled, roasted or baked tuberous roots are appreciated food.

    Construction method (ISFA)

    1. Loops lay in both wirts
    2. H rotate 360° anticlockwise while 1 pass Wf distally and pic kit up.
    3. Palms toward you, 5 pick up the upper palmar string.
    4. Alternatively, each 2 picks up the dorsal string of the opposite hand. Extend.
    5. Distally, insert R1 and R2 in L2 loop, seize L1f, release L1 loop and insert it in L2 loop. Distally reinsert L1 in the seized loop.
    6. Do the same for opposite hand.
    7. Release 2 and extend.
  • Item references

  • Key words : String figures, Enlhet, 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 : Enlhet, spanish

  • Location : Village of Belen, Yalve Sanga , Central Chaco, Paraguay, South America

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

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