Tao Ta 16

One of seventeen contemporary string figures created by Masahiko Eguchi of Japan. All utilize techniques from the island of Tikopia, where the word Tao means "hold" (one or more strings) and the word Ta means "manipulate" (one or more strings).

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Written Instructions (String Length: 2 spans)

          
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Instructions are from: Bulletin of the International String Figure Association, volume 4 (1997).