--- In string-figures@yahoogroups.com, Scott <harview@...> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 03:23:17AM -0000, jmjrd2001 wrote:
> > The following string figure articles appeared in The Journal of the
Polynesian Society:
> >
> > No. 13 String-figures from the Gilbert Islands, by H. C. & H. E. Maude, p
1-40, 41-56, 57-72
> >
> > Rarotongan string figures, by C. W. Devonshire, p 112-123
> >
>
> I just viewed the first Rarotongan figure (Kapukapuraurenga).
> Following the instructions does not yield anything remotely resembling
> the diagrams. Have you had any luck with these, or am I missing
> something obvious?
>
> Scott.

Yes, some of Devonshire's instructions are not complete or incorrect.

To make KINIKINI PORO'ITI modify these steps in the author's instructions:

3. Turn the palms away; put the thumbs through the little finger loops from
below and touch the tips of the thumb and little fingers; rotate thumb and
little fingers away, down, toward you and up; remove thumbs from the figure;
transfer index loops to thumbs from above.

4. Turn the palms away; rotate index fingers over far little finger string and
lift up that string slightly; insert index fingers into thumb loops from above
and rotate index fingers away to the upright position. Release thumb loops.

6. Thumbs, under index loops, pick up and return with near little finger string.
Thumbs then pick up double near index strings.

Joe D'Antoni