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OBJECT TYPE
CUBAN FIGHTING
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2003.0088.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Cuba

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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

Dimensions

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

Length
36.2 cm
Width
24.3 cm
Height
1.2 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
Cuba
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Cuba
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
MOST POPULAR CUBAN FIGHTING KITE IS CALLED PAPALOTE (BUTTERFLY), NAME WHICH COMES FROM NAHUATL, LANGUAGE OF AZTECS. THESE SIX-SIDED FIGHTING KITES, MADE OF PAPER & WOOD, EXHIBIT SIMPLE GEOMETRIC SHAPES WHICH FACILITATE THEIR IDENTIFICATION DURING COMBAT (REF. 1).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
PURPLE & YELLOW ZIGZAG STRIPES ON COVER/ UNFINISHED WOOD
Decoration
N/A

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