Donor Name:

Chinese Centennial Commission  Search this

Unknown - Object:

91 cm

112 cm

Culture:

Chinese  Search this

Object Type:

Kite

Place:

Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong Province (Canton), China, Asia

Accession Date:

1882

Notes:

FROM CARD: "#54192 - 3 FT. X 3' "8 - POINTED STAR SHAPE, DIVIDED INTO RADIAL TRIANGLES, IN PAIRS OF FOUR DIFFERENT COLORS. -RED, GREEN, YELLOW, AND PURPLE. MADE BY TWO SUPERIMPOSED SQUARES. "CIRCULAR OPENINGS IN THE RIM" CALLED A "CHINESE FESTIVAL KITE, FROM CANTON". LOANED TO NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM, 1932 (FORMER ENGINEERING DIVISION.) TEMP EX 9-10.80 MNH.

Record Last Modified:

1 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

005892

USNM Number:

E54192-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36ed26ee0-ea1d-417c-b102-117ce6290382

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8468434