June 21, 2012

Collection Name: Drachen Foundation Collection

Collection Number: 2754

Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory

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Artist or Author: Unknown

Creation Year: 1970

Summay:

This selection of various sized Cobra kites of Thailand show the clever imagination of a culture, bringing forth elements of their environment, (flor and fauna) as well as their folk stories and how these images play into their lives.

Sail is of light weight paper and tails are of crepe paper, and can be extremely long.
The sparing is that of bamboo.

These Cobra kites are hand painted.

Geographic: Thailand

Kite Type: Flat, Sport

Materials: Bamboo, Paper

Significance: Art, Cultural, Sport

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