Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection
Collection Number: 3145
Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory
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Artist or Author: Shin Kunsoo
Creation Year: 2007
Length: 18.04 inches
Width: 13.06 inches
Summay:
Korean fighter kite #1 "Attack to the hill" (at nighttime) or "Muli-yoen" in korean. Signal kite used in the Japanese-Korean war 1592-1598 in the service of Admiral Yi (General Lee) to signal troops.
(4) bamboo spars
White triangle a top a white square
Geographic: South Korea
Kite Type: Bowed, Flat
Materials: Bamboo, Paper
Significance: Cultural, Historical
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