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Title
Vinmari Cats Cradle 1
Creator
Skinner-Jones, Ann
Date Created and/or Issued
Summer 1981
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
Collection
Ann Skinner-Jones and Joan Larcom Photographs
Rights Information
Under copyright
Constraint(s) on Use: This work is protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Use of this work beyond that allowed by "fair use" requires written permission of the copyright holder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and any use and distribution of this work rests exclusively with the user and not the UC San Diego Library. Inquiries can be made to the UC San Diego Library program having custody of the work.
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Rights Holder and Contact
Skinner-Jones, Ann
Description
These games are played with loops of string with a series of intricate finger maneuvers quickly changed the patterns created. The local name for string figures is 'gangue' or "the road you didn't expect to take." In the islands, the string used is made from a species of hibiscus. The string figures have been part of the Island's cultural heritage since pre-contact.
UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
image
Language
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Subject
Children
Play
Pacific Islands
South West Bay (Malakula, Vanuatu)
Oceania
Melanesia
Wintua (Malekula, Vanuatu)
Kaising, Vinmari
Sports and Games
Place
Pacific Islands
South West Bay (Malakula, Vanuatu)
Oceania
Melanesia
Wintua (Malekula, Vanuatu)

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