POPEYET KAPAKAATEK (à revoir)
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David Jabin, “POPEYET KAPAKAATEK (à revoir),” String figures, accessed February 24, 2026, https://stringfigures.huma-num.fr/items/show/354.
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Name : POPEYET KAPAKAATEK (à revoir)
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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
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In the Enlhet language POPOM refers to a species of wasp that produces honey in small quantities. The nests of this species are very visible because they are hanging from the branches, like testicules. It is therefore easy for children to knock them down with a stick. The figure shows two POPOM nests hanging from a branch which sounds a comical sexual allusion.
1. Opening A.
2. Proximally, insert 1345 into 2 loops.
3. Transfer 2 loops to the wrists.
4. Release 5.
5. Pass the mouth away from you through the triangle made by Wn and 1f. With the teeth, seize Wf.
6. Distally, insert 5 into the teeth loop and transfer this loop to 5. Return to position.
7. Release W.
8. Proximally, transfer 1 loop to 2.
9. Twist 5 loop 90° anticlockwise and proximally insert 1 and 5.
10. Proximally, insert 1 into 2 loops (close to indices), pick up 2n and return.
11. Navaho 1.
12. Distally, insert 2 into the little triangles near the thumbs.
13. Turn the palms away while releasing 5.
14. Extend.
2. Proximally, insert 1345 into 2 loops.
3. Transfer 2 loops to the wrists.
4. Release 5.
5. Pass the mouth away from you through the triangle made by Wn and 1f. With the teeth, seize Wf.
6. Distally, insert 5 into the teeth loop and transfer this loop to 5. Return to position.
7. Release W.
8. Proximally, transfer 1 loop to 2.
9. Twist 5 loop 90° anticlockwise and proximally insert 1 and 5.
10. Proximally, insert 1 into 2 loops (close to indices), pick up 2n and return.
11. Navaho 1.
12. Distally, insert 2 into the little triangles near the thumbs.
13. Turn the palms away while releasing 5.
14. Extend.
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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