Interestingly, David Graeber argued that mathematical thinking likely began through initiatives of women. Specifically tied to practices like weaving, beadwork, and tracking plant-based knowledge.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-and-da...

Have a look at hyperbolic crochet as well

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daina_Taimi%C5%86a

https://pi.math.cornell.edu/~dtaimina/crochet/hplane.htm

https://www.routledge.com/Crocheting-Adventures-with-Hyperbo...

not necessarily disputing any of his conclusions, but I find his style of argument frustratingly slippery, always generalizing broadly from weak evidence