Page:String Figures and How to Make Them.djvu/375

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.
333
STRING FIGURES


(6) Cat's Eye

Synonyms: Soi-noun-kal = Cow's Eyeball (Korea); umano me = Horse-eye (Japan); diamonds (England).

"B" takes the figure from "A's" hand in the same way as "A" took the "Soldier's Bed" from "B" to form the "Candles" (Fig. 752); but, although he has

thumbless
thumbless

Fig. 752.

a loop on each thumb, a loop on each index, and a string passing across the backs of both thumb and index, instead of getting the same figure as the "Candles," the "Cat's Eye" (Fig. 753) has two straight near thumb strings, two straight far index strings and crossed far thumb and near index strings forming a central lozenge and four triangles, produced by the thumb and index loops, which may be called the near and far right, and near and far left triangles.

(7) Fish in a Dish

Synonyms: Tjyel-kou-kong-i = Rice-mill Pestle (Korea); tsuzumi = a Musical Instrument (Japan).

"A" inserts the right index from above into the far left triangle, and his right thumb from above into the far right triangle, his left index from above into the near