The International String Figure Association is not-for-profit organization

Non-profit organization

Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

 for the preservation, dissemination, and creation of string figure

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 singular images or be created and altered as a game, known as...

s. The association was founded in 1978 by mathematician Hiroshi Noguchi and Anglican missionary Philip Noble, and is now run by Mark Sherman

Mark Sherman

Mark Allen Sherman of Pasadena, California is a biochemist and prominent string figure enthusiast. His editing and writing led to the publishing of Kwakiutl String Figures by Julia Averkieva, "the most comprehensive Native American string figure collection ever assembled from a single tribe," the...

out of California. 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).

Mission

The mission of the ISFA is to "gather, preserve, and distribute string figure knowledge so that future generations will continue to enjoy" them.

External links

• International String Figure Association, in English
  • ISFA ISRAEL, ISFA in Hebrew
  • Association Internationale du Jeu de Ficelle, ISFA in French
  • 国際あやとり協会, ISFA in Japanese
  • Internationaler Verein für Fadenfiguren, ISFA in German