June 21, 2012

Collection Name: Drachen Foundation Collection

Collection Number: 2753

Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory

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Artist or Author: Unknown

Creation Year: 1970

Height: 43 5/8 inches

Width: 16 1/4 inches

Summay:

This kite could be a decorative flying kite not necessarily a fighter kite. Little is known about the kites of Sri Lanka. Made of "glassine" paper with hand colored paper cuts glued to the sail. Spars are bamboo, lashed together with thread.

Geographic: Sri Lanka

Kite Type: Figure, Flat

Materials: Bamboo, Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural, Sport

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