October 25, 2016

Collection Name: Drachen Foundation

Collection Number: 4500

Post Type: History

This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.

Artist or Author: Samat,,

Creation Year: 1999

Length: 0.00

Height: 60.00

Width: 100.00

Summay:

Java kite, made by kite artist Samat, 1999. Indonesia. Commissioned by the Drachen Foundation through David Wagner, kite artist.
This kite was featured in a traveling exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California Berkeley and then the World Kite Museum, Long Beach, Washington.
Made of synthetic/nylong material, hand painted pigments, spared with natural woods of Indonesia.