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OBJECT TYPE
BERMUDAN FIGHTING
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2003.0103.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Bermuda

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOOD SLAT FRAME/ PAPER COVER/ STRING

Dimensions

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

Length
76.0 cm
Width
51.0 cm
Height
11.0 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
Bermuda
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Bermuda
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
KNOWN AS BERMUDA KITE, THIS TYPE CAN BE FITTED WITH RAZOR BLADES ALONG TAIL USED TO CUT CORD OF OPPONENT'S KITE; IN THIS FORM KITE IS CALLED GILLETTE. FLYING KITES IS ONE OF TRADITIONS OF GOOD FRIDAY IN BERMUDA (REF. 1).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
TAIL
Finish
BLACK, YELLOW, PINK & WHITE COVER/ UNFINISHED WOOD/ WHITE STRING
Decoration
PAPER APPLIQUEDESIGN IN BLACK, YELLOW & PINK

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