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- OBJECT TYPE
- MARTINIQUE LEAF
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2003.0104.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Martinique
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- NATURAL LEAF COVER/ WOOD FRAME/ CELLOPHANE TAPE/ COTTON FABRIC TAIL/ STRING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 47.0 cm
- Width
- 47.0 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
- Martinique
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Martinique
- 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
-
TRADITIONAL KITE OF MARTINIQUE, MADE OF LEAVES OF CANNON WOOD, BREADFRUIT, ALMOND OR GRAPE VINE IS SLOWLY DISAPPEARING. THESE KITES ARE USUALLY FLOWN AROUND EASTER. LEAVES ARE CLEANED & FLATTENED BEFORE STICK TO WHICH CORD CAN BE ANCHORED IS ATTACHED. ALTHOUGH FRAGILE IN APPEARANCE, SUCH KITES CAN STAND UP TO WINDS OF 30 KPH (REF. 1). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- UNKNOWN
- Finish
- LEAF IS BROWN ON ONE SIDE, WHITE ON OTHER SIDE/ WHITE STRING & TAIL/ UNFINISHED WOOD/ COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT TAPE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Kite, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0104, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0104.001/
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