The Study of ManJ. Murray, 1908 - 512 pages |
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Page 224
... string joined at the ends on his upheld palms , a single turn being taken over each , and by inserting the middle finger of each hand under the opposite turn , crosses the string from finger to finger in a peculiar form . Another child ...
... string joined at the ends on his upheld palms , a single turn being taken over each , and by inserting the middle finger of each hand under the opposite turn , crosses the string from finger to finger in a peculiar form . Another child ...
Page 225
... string on his fingers in a rather differ- ent way , and it then assumes a second form . A repetition of this manœuvre produces a third form , and so on . Each of these forms has a particular name , from a fancied resemblance to the ...
... string on his fingers in a rather differ- ent way , and it then assumes a second form . A repetition of this manœuvre produces a third form , and so on . Each of these forms has a particular name , from a fancied resemblance to the ...
Page 226
... string - taking . ' The figures are identical with those in Korea , but receive different names . ( 1 ) [ ? ] ; ( 2 ) nekomata , defined as ' a mountain cat , into which a domestic cat is supposed to transform itself ' ; ( 3 ) koto , a ...
... string - taking . ' The figures are identical with those in Korea , but receive different names . ( 1 ) [ ? ] ; ( 2 ) nekomata , defined as ' a mountain cat , into which a domestic cat is supposed to transform itself ' ; ( 3 ) koto , a ...
Page 227
... string . Greatly to my surprise , they knew all about it , and more than I did ; for , after I and Charles had gone through all the changes we could make , one of the boys took it off my hand , and made several new figures which quite ...
... string . Greatly to my surprise , they knew all about it , and more than I did ; for , after I and Charles had gone through all the changes we could make , one of the boys took it off my hand , and made several new figures which quite ...
Page 229
... string figures or designs may be nothing more than casual illustrations of the mythology of the natives . There do not appear to be sufficient data at present to settle this point . says , 66 Dr. Codrington Cats ' - cradle , in Lepers ...
... string figures or designs may be nothing more than casual illustrations of the mythology of the natives . There do not appear to be sufficient data at present to settle this point . says , 66 Dr. Codrington Cats ' - cradle , in Lepers ...
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