The International String Figure Association is not-for-profit organization for the preservation, dissemination, and creation of

string figure A string figure is a design formed by manipulating string on, around, and using one's fingers or sometimes between the fingers of multiple people. String figures may also involve the use of the mouth, wrist, and feet. They may consist of sing ...

s. The association was founded in Japan in 1978 by mathematician Hiroshi Noguchi and Anglican missionary Philip Noble, and is now run by Mark Sherman out of California. Members have included

Honor Maude Honor Courtney Maude (née King; Wem, Shropshire; 10 July 1905 – 15 April 2001, Canberra, Australia) was a British-Australian authority on Oceanic string figures,

.Maude, Honor C. (2001). ''The String Figures of Nauru Island'', p.160. "Reconstructed Methods for the Jayne and Garsia Figures" by Mark Sherman. . ISFA publishes the ''Bulletin of the International String Figure Association'' (ISSN 1076-7886) annually, ''ISFA News'' semi-annually, and ''String Figure Magazine'' quarterly (ISSN 1087-1527).

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The mission of the ISFA is to "gather, preserve, and distribute string figure knowledge so that future generations will continue to enjoy" them.About ISFA
, ''ISFA.org''. Activities of the association include working backwards and attempting variations to solve "Figures Known Only from the Finished Pattern". Other activities include the Arctic String Figure Project.

Bibliography

*International String Figure Association. ''Fascinating String Figures''. . Illustrations and text by Mark A. Sherman and Joseph D'Antoni, compilation of material first published in ''String Figure Magazine'' in 1996 and 1997.

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