String figures

Japanese: string figures(英語表記)stringfigures
String figures

...It can be played by one person or by two people, with the ball passing back and forth between them. In English, it is called string figures, but it is also called cat's cradle. This cat's cradle is also a type of cat's cradle played by two people. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "string figures" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1人でやる場合と2人で交互に受け渡す場合がある。英語ではstring figures(紐図形)と呼ばれるが,cat’s cradle(猫の揺りかご)ともいう。この猫の揺りかごは,2人あやとりのことでもある。…

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