String Figure
85-5-9
From: Australia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 85-5-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Australia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Cord |
| Description | Display board with six string figures: "one waterhole," "python," " two turtles on a log,", " two waterholes." Text: "String figures, much more complicated than our cat's cradle, are made in many parts of the world. Almost 2,000 different designs have already been recorded. These examples are typical of those made by the Australian Aborigines." |
| Credit Line | Gift of maker D. S. Davidson, 1947 |
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