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...fragile bamboo frame, and come in two sexes: the star-shaped chula, or male kite, and the diamond-shaped pakpao, or female. Each has its special weapon. The chula sports five bamboo talons called champas (literally: fruit pickers), and the pakpao carries a long noose called a nhiang. The male kite tries to capture the female's control string in its talons and drag it to earth; the female tries to encircle the male with its noose and ride it to the ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kite Flying: A Man's World | 5/15/1964 | See Source »

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