Mark Allen Sherman of Pasadena, California is a biochemist (PhD) and prominent string figure enthusiast.Averkieva, Julia P. and Sherman, Mark A. (1992). Kwakiutl String Figures. University of British Columbia. . 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," (or nation) the Kwakwaka'wakw.Averkieva and Sherman (1992), p.xiii. He founded ISFA Press in 1993,"ISFA Press", ISFA.org. co-edited and illustrated String Figure Magazine from 1996 to 2005,"String Figure Magazine", ISFA.org. and has been editor of the Bulletin of the International String Figure Association, which he founded, since 1994."Bulletin of the International String Figure Association", "Bulletin of String Figures Association", ISFA.org.
See also List of string figures
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