General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER COVER/WOOD FRAME/ CREPE PAPER FRINGE/ STRING

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

131.0 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

Guatemala

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Guatemala

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

MINIATURE, PLAIN VERSION OF GUATEMALAN KITE, WHICH IS COMMONLY HEXAGONAL & 10-15 FEET WIDE, MADE OF BAMBOO FRAME COVERED WITH COLOURED PAPER TO FORM COMPLEX IMAGE. ALL SAINTS DAY OR DAY OF DEAD (NOVEMBER1) IS CELEBRATED IN VILLAGES OF SANTIAGO SACATEPEGUEZ & SUMPANGO BY FLYING OF HUNDREDS OF HEXAGONAL OR CIRCULAR KITES OF BAMBOO & PAPER TO COMMEMORATE DEAD (REF. 1). THIS WAS PERHAPS MADE IN SUMPANGO (SEE MARKINGS).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK HANDWRITTEN LETTERING ON FRONT READING "GUATEMALA" & "SUMPANGO"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLUE & WHITE COVER/ PINK & YELLOW FRINGE/ UNFINISHED WOOD/ BLACK STRING

Decoration

N/A