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Resource Database Search Methods - use two search engines, External (Google) & NW Internal - results may vary
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Google Search Engine - use as an alternative to NW Internal Search Engine.
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Resources: 2 listings
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- International String Figure Association
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- Including several examples of and information about traditional Native American string figures: How many string figures are there? The number of possible designs is virtually limitless. Instructions for making over two thousand traditional patterns have been published since 1888, when anthropologist Franz Boas first described how to make an Eskimo string figure. ~ link to String Figure Magazine.
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- International String Figure Association Home Page
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- String figures are designs formed from nothing more than a loop of string. Most of the time, people use their fingers to weave string figures, but sometimes, they also use their toes, knees, elbows, and mouth. The result is often a fabulous pattern!
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