Laundry on a Clothesline

Collected by Thomas T. Paterson from the Inuit of Upernavik, Greenland. Danish settlers have been living among the Inuit of Greenland for over 200 years. As a result, it is not uncommon to find traditional Inuit string figures that have been renamed to represent items imported from Europe.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips		Written Instructions (String Length: 1 span)
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  all © 2010 ISFA. All rights reserved.		Full-length video. Instructions adapted from: Paterson, T. T. (1949) "Eskimo String Figures and Their Origin." Acta Arctica 3:1-98.