The following String Figure is known as "Kapiwa" (Bee) on the Trobriand Islands.
I collected it in the village of Oluvilei, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, PNG, in July 2006.
Same string figure was known
Similar string figure (little difference at the beginning of the procedure) was known
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| Opening A. |
| Step 2 |
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| Distally, insert 2345 into 1 loop. |
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| 2345 grasp 1f, 2 loop and 5 loop. |
| Step 3 |
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| Rotate L hand anticlockwise allowing L1 to release its loop ... |
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| and L1n to be transferred to the dorsal side of L2345. Repeat R hand. |
| Step 4 |
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| 2345 return to position. Rotate hands in order to make them facing each other. Extend. |
| Step 5 |
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| 1 pick up proximal 2n then .... |
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| the string lying on dorsal side of 2345 is transferred to W. |
| Step 6 |
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| Pass
1 proximal to all intermediate strings. Proximally, insert 1 into 5 loop Pick up 5f and return to position. |
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| Release 5. |
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| Proximally, insert 5 into 2 loop. |
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| Release 2 in order to transfer 2 loops to 5. |
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| Proximally, insert 1 into 5 loop. 1 pick up 5n and return to position. |
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| Caroline Extension: 2 pick up proximal 1f, .... |
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| Then 1 press against the side of 2 to trap the string that runs from 1 to 2 and the string that runs from 1 to 5; wrists begin to turn toward the center. |
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| Release 5 and ... |
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| ... release 1 while rotating H palms away from you. |
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| You have Kapiwa. |
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Demontration
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