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

66.7 cm

Width

64.0 cm

Height

1.0 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

Chile

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Chile

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

VOLANTIN IS TRADITIONAL FIGHTING KITE OF CHILE. SEPTEMBER (SPRING) IS TIME FOR POPULAR PASTIME. AS IN MANY OTHER PARTS OF WORLD, FIGHTING KITES HAVE CORDS COATED WITH GROUND GLASS TO CUT CORDS OF OPPONENTS' KITES; SOME COMPETITIONS HAVE VERY STRICT RULES (REF. 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING READING "CHILE" ON COVER

Missing

TAIL

Finish

BLACK COVER WITH MULTICOLOURED DESIGNS/UNFINISHED WOOD

Decoration

CUTOUT & APPLIQUE DESIGNS CONSISTING OF CHILEAN FLAG IN LOWER CORNER, RED FLOWERS & GREEN FOLIAGE