James Inoli Murphy once used string figures while teaching high school. Now he’s doing workshops for an exhibition for the Beat polymath (and string-art enthusiast) Harry Smith, Sophia Hollander ...

String figures are among the most common games known to humanity, played in almost every corner of the world. They involve creating complicated patterns or shapes by manipulating a loop of string with ...

String figure games involve the manipulation of a loop of string with the fingers to create complex patterns. The researchers analyzed 826 string figures from 92 cultures around the world.