Kite
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BEIJING SWALLOW/MINIATURE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2003.0079.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- China
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SILK? COVER/ WOOD FRAME/ STRING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.0 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- China
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- China
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
SPECIMEN FROM CANADIAN COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL KITES. MR. YVES LAFOREST IS KITE COLLECTOR & FLIER FROM MONTREAL AREA. - Function
-
LIGHT FRAME COVERED WITH LIGHT MATERIAL, LIFTED BY WIND & FLOWN BY LONG CORD, USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. - Technical
-
SWALLOW OR SHAYAN KITE IS TRADITIONAL KITE OF BEIJING AREA; THEY RESEMBLE SWALLOW WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE HARBINGER OF SPRING. THESE KITES HAVE RIGID WINGS & HAVE BAMBOO FRAMES & PAPER OR SILK COVERS. KITE FLYING IS STILL POPULAR LEISURE ACTIVITY OF CHINESE & TIANANMEN SQUARE IS ONE FAVOURITE KITE FLYING SITE OF INHABITANTS OF BEIJING (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- WHITE & BLACK COVER WITH MULTICOLOURED DESIGNS & FIGURES/WHITE STRING
- Decoration
- PINK ANIMAL/SUPERNATURAL FIGURES ON WINGS, TAIL, CHEST
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Unknown Manufacturer, Kite, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0079, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0079.001/
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