The Study of Man – DrachenKite

June 8, 2012

Collection Name: Other

Collection Number: 2668

Post Type: Book

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Artist or Author: Alfred C. Haddon

Creation Year: 1898

Summay:

This book was brought to our attention in the research files of Lisa Bennett. I found a complete scanned copy at teh Openlibrary site, see above. It was published in 1898, and has several citations on kites.
Note:
Chapter VIII Toys and Games: Cat's cradle and Kites, page n14
Kites from Korea, China, and Japan (after Culin) and from...page n16
Toys and Games: Cat's Cradle and Kites, page 174
"...with divine kites in spirit-land. Solo. Who was beaten? chorus. Tane; for his string fell short, page 197
Mer, Murray Island, 207, 209
Merovingian skulls, 102
Mesaticephallic skull, 54
Mesopic, 88
Mesorhine, 75, 76, 96
Meteorology kites, in, 185
Metrical measurements, 398
Michaelis, J.D, 320
Middles ages, 68 and page 406

Geographic: United Kingdom

Kite Type: Flat

Materials: Cotton, Dowel, Paper

Significance: Cultural, Historical

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