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PrintCollection Name: Betty Street Collection
Collection Number: 1006
Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Creation Year: 1984
Length: 0.00
Height: 27.00
Width: 48.00
Summay:
Indonesian (Bali) raptor kite with a styrofoam handpainted head and synthetic yarn in white, purple and red representing a full feathered body. Kite is collapsible into three parts, tail is permanently attached, with removable folding wings. Handpainted sail is silk, spar structure is reed or other local wood. Thread wrapped plastic talons attached to the body with wire, plastic eyes are glued on.
Geographic: Indonesia
Kite Type: Figure, Flat
Materials: Bamboo, Silk
Significance: Cultural
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