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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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