VIVILUA, name of a person
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Citation
Eric Vandendriessche, “VIVILUA, name of a person,” String figures, accessed February 24, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/347.
- Overall presentation
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Name : VIVILUA, name of a person
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Creator : Eric Vandendriessche
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Contributor(s) : Morubikina, village of Oluvilei, Trobriand islands, Papua New Guinea
Bowelogusa, village of Oluvilei, Trobriand islands, Papua New Guinea -
Date : 2006-2007
- Information on the string figure
This string figure refers to a person (called Vivilua).
1. Opening A. Twist 2 loops anticlockwise.
2. Proximally, insert 1 into 2 loops and return.Distally, insert 2 into their own loops and pick up 2f. Distally, insert 2 into 5 loops, hook up 5n and return.
Release distal 1 loops and 5 loops.
3. Proximally, insert 1 and 5 into distal 2 loops and return. Release distal 2 loops.
7. Caroline extension.
8. Release 1 and extend. Pass 1 distal to proximal 2 loops. Proximally, insert 1 into 5 loops, pick up 5n then distal 2f and return. Release distal 2 loops. Caroline extension
9. Release 5 gently. Proximally, insert 5 into distal 2 loops, pick up distal 2f and return. Release distal 2 loops.Caroline extension
10. Repeat step 7 and 8.
11. Repeat stept 8
12. Repeat stept 8
13. Release 1 gently. Insert them away from you into the triangles near 1.1 hook down distal 2n and proximal 2 loops, then pick up 5f and return. Release 5.
14. Transfer distal 2 loops to 5. Transfer 1 loops to 2.
15. Proximally, insert 1 into proximal and distal 2 loops, pick up distal 2n only and return to position. Release 2 loops. Transfer 1 loops to 2. Pass 1 proximal to 2 loops. Proximally, insert 1 into 5 loops, pick up 5n and 2f only, and return to position. Release 2 loops. Caroline extension.
2. Proximally, insert 1 into 2 loops and return.Distally, insert 2 into their own loops and pick up 2f. Distally, insert 2 into 5 loops, hook up 5n and return.
Release distal 1 loops and 5 loops.
3. Proximally, insert 1 and 5 into distal 2 loops and return. Release distal 2 loops.
7. Caroline extension.
8. Release 1 and extend. Pass 1 distal to proximal 2 loops. Proximally, insert 1 into 5 loops, pick up 5n then distal 2f and return. Release distal 2 loops. Caroline extension
9. Release 5 gently. Proximally, insert 5 into distal 2 loops, pick up distal 2f and return. Release distal 2 loops.Caroline extension
10. Repeat step 7 and 8.
11. Repeat stept 8
12. Repeat stept 8
13. Release 1 gently. Insert them away from you into the triangles near 1.1 hook down distal 2n and proximal 2 loops, then pick up 5f and return. Release 5.
14. Transfer distal 2 loops to 5. Transfer 1 loops to 2.
15. Proximally, insert 1 into proximal and distal 2 loops, pick up distal 2n only and return to position. Release 2 loops. Transfer 1 loops to 2. Pass 1 proximal to 2 loops. Proximally, insert 1 into 5 loops, pick up 5n and 2f only, and return to position. Release 2 loops. Caroline extension.
- Item references
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Key words : String figures, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
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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
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Language : English, Kilivila
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Location : Village of Oluvilei, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
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Description : Trobriand string figure, method of construction, linguistic data, cultural aspects