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OBJECT TYPE
INDIAN FIGHTING/PATANG
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2003.0085.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
India

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOOD FRAME/ PAPER COVER, JOINTS, TAIL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
49.2 cm
Width
47.3 cm
Height
N/A
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
India
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
India
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. FIGHTING KITES ARE FLOWN WITH ABRASIVE CORDS USED TO CUT CORDS OF OPPONENTS' KITES IN KITE FIGHTING COMPETITIONS, THUS WINNING BATTLE.
Technical
INDIA HAS LONG & WELL KNOWN TRADITION OF KITE COMBAT. INDIAN FIGHTING KITE KNOWN AS PATANG IS USUALLY MADE OF BAMBOO & PAPER, WITH CORD MADE ABRASIVE BY COATING IT WITH POWDERED GLASS. LIGHT, AGILE & FAST, THESE FIGHTING KITES ARESAID BY MANY TO BE BEST IN WORLD (REF. 1).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
BLACK STAMPED BIRD ON BACK
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
RED, YELLOW & GREEN SQUARES ON COVER/ YELLOW JOINTS/ GREEN TAIL/ UNFINISHED WOOD
Decoration
N/A

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