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- OBJECT TYPE
- MARTINIQUE LEAF
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2003.0107.001
- 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
- LEAF/ WOOD SUPPORT BAR/STRING/ COTTON FABRIC TAIL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 38.1 cm
- Width
- 24.5 cm
- Height
- 1.5 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 SLOWLY DISAPPEARING 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/ UNFINISHED WOOD/ WHITE STRING/ WHITE COTTON PRINTED WITH PURPLE DESIGNS
- Decoration
- TAIL PRINTED WITH PURPLE DESIGNS
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Unknown Manufacturer, Kite, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0107, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0107.001/
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