General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD FRAME/ PAPER COVER/ STRING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

43.0 cm

Width

29.5 cm

Height

3.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Republic of Korea

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Republic of Korea

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

SPECIMEN FROM CANADIAN COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL KITES. MR. YVES LAFOREST IS KITE COLLECTOR & FLIER FROM MONTREAL AREA.

Function

LIGHT FRAME COVERED WITH LIGHT MATERIAL, LIFTED BY WIND & FLOWN BY LONG CORD, USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.

Technical

KNOWN AS BANGPAE YEON OR SHIELD KITE & MOST COMMONLY FLOWN IN SOUTH KOREA. KITES ARE FLOWN IN WINTER & SPRING, PARTICULARLY AROUND LUNAR NEW YEAR. BANGPAE YEON IS MADE OF 5 BAMBOO STICKS & TRADITIONAL KOREAN MULBERRY PAPER & HAS CIRCULAR HOLE IN CENTER, WITH DIAMETER HALF WIDTH OF KITE, WHICH FUNCTIONS AS EFFICIENT AIR CONTROL DEVICE (REF. 1, 2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

KOREAN WRITTEN CHARACTERS IN BLACK/ RED LOGO? WITH KOREAN WRITING

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITEWITH BLUE BAND ACROSS BOTTOM, MULTICOLOURED ELEMENTS/ WHITE STRING

Decoration

RED & BLUE CIRCLE, PAIR OF MULTICOLOURED BIRDS