Kite

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 2003.0105.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE
MARTINIQUE LEAF
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2003.0105.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Martinique

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 LEAF; STRING; TAIL MADE OF TWO PIECES OF COTTON FABRIC

Dimensions

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

Length
27.5 cm
Width
23.5 cm
Height
2.5 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
KITE MADE OF SINGLE LEAF TO WHICH CORD HAS BEEN ATTACHED SO THAT IT CAN BE LIFTED BY WIND & FLOWN BY LONG CORD, USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL KITE OF MARTINIQUE, MADE OF LEAVES OF CANNON WOOD, BREADFRUIT, ALMOND OR GRAPE VINE. THESE SLOWLYDISAPPEARING KITES ARE USUALLY FLOWN AROUND EASTER. ALTHOUGH FRAGILE IN APPEARANCE, SUCH KITES CAN STAND UP TO WINDS OF 30 KPH (REF. 1).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
BROWN LEAF; WHITE STRING; TAIL WHITE WITH BLACK & WHITE CHECK, & MULTICOLOURED PLAID
Decoration
TAIL PRINTED WITH BLACK & WHITE CHECKS & MULTICOLOURED PLAID

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Unknown Manufacturer, Kite, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0105, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0105.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.

More Like This


...
Kite

2003.0107.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0104.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0106.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0108.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0109.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0111.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0110.001

Object

...
Kite part

2003.0112.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0103.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0100.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0122.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0087.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0123.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0098.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0078.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0079.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0076.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0063.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0093.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0091.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0084.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0085.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0092.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0102.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0065.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0101.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0119.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0086.001

Object

No image available.
Kite

2003.0086.003

Object

...
Kite

2003.0120.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0118.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0064.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0099.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0071.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0075.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0086.002

Object

...
Kite

2003.0083.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0068.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0074.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0072.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0114.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0121.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0094.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0077.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0095.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0124.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0089.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0090.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0070.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0126.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0097.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0082.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0117.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0088.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0133.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0073.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0069.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0132.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0116.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0131.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0096.001

Object

...
Kite part

2003.0113.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0066.001

Object

...
Kite part

2003.0143.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0129.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0067.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0081.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0127.001

Object

...
Airplane model

2003.0080.001

Object

...
Reel & cord, …

2003.0136.001

Object

...
Kite

2003.0128.001

Object

...
Reel & cord, …

2003.0134.001

Object

...
Pattern, kite

2003.0142.001

Object

...
Advertisement

2003.0144.002

Object

...
Toy, radio re…

2003.0140.001

Object

...
Advertisement

2003.0144.003

Object

...
Fabric sample

2003.0141.001

Object

...
Reel & cord, …

2003.0135.001

Object

...
Stamp, postage

2003.0138.001

Object

...
Stamp, postage

2003.0137.001

Object

...
Poster

2003.0272.014

Object

...
Radiosonde ta…

1987.0830.001

Object

...
Poster

2003.0272.003

Object

...
Poster

2003.0272.002

Object

...
Radiosonde

1991.0101.001

Object

...
Poster collec…

2003.0272.001

Object

...
Radiosonde

1991.0091.001

Object

...
Radiosonde

1991.0092.001

Object

...
Case, storage…

2012.0026.012

Object

...
Coin, commemo…

2003.0803.001

Object

...
Archival coll…

2003.0144.001

Object

...
Advertisement

2003.0144.004

Object

...
Bracket, moun…

1993.0601.002

Object

...
Radiosonde

1991.0082.001

Object

...
Radiosonde

1991.0099.001

Object

...
Radiosonde

1991.0095.001

Object

...
Meteorograph

1991.0070.001

Object

...
Poster

2003.0272.016

Object

...
Poster

2003.0272.010

Object

...
Radiosonde

1991.0089.001

Object