Bridge Series

Collected by Will Wirt from the people of Lhasa, Tibet. The Bridge Series consists of seven figures: Bridge, Turtle, Rubber Band, Fish, Chopsticks, Scissors, and Umbrella.

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 Step 6 - Insert 2 and 3, from above, into the figure, so that 3 enters the space between the far strings of the closest X and 2 enters the space between the near strings of the closest X.

Raise the tips of 2 and 3, bringing them up into the space between the closest X and perpendicular string.

Work the figure by spreading and bunching the fingers while simultaneously moving the hands together and apart. The motion represents the expansion and contraction of a "rubber band".