MINA KAIBOLA, man from Kaibola

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Eric Vandendriessche, “MINA KAIBOLA, man from Kaibola,” String figures, accessed April 25, 2024, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/352.
  • Overall presentation

  • Name : MINA KAIBOLA, man from Kaibola

  • Creator : Eric Vandendriessche

  • 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

    • General presentation of the string figure

    This string figure represents a paddle ...

    Construction method (ISFA)

    1. Opening S3
    2. Pass L1 distal to R5 loop. Proximally, insert L1 into R5 loop and return to position. Lift off right wrist loop and place it on R1.
    3. Proximally, insert R1 into R5 loop and return to position.Caroline extension on the right hand.
    4.Distally, insert L12345 into the left wrist loop. Extend.


    Opening S3
    -The long loop is grabed by the right hand and wrapped around the left hand.
    The right hand makes its string pass between L5 and L4.
    Release right hand.
    - Proximally, insert the right hand into the left hand hanging loop.
    - Right hand passes distal to L5n.
    Then, R5 hooks up the string lying around the left wirst.
    Right hand passes proximal to the left proximal wrist string and return to position.

  • Item references

  • Key words : String figures, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea

  • Publisher : Laboratory SPHERE (UMR 7219, University of Paris & CNRS)

  • Rights : Creative Commons / Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA

  • Format : jpeg, mp4

  • Language : English, Kilivila

  • Location : Village of Oluvilei, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea

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

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