What is
The kite: sheet of paper or fabric stretched over reeds, tied to a long thread, which rises with the wind. Children's game of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands (DCVB).
How is
- Shape: hexagonal or octagonal (DCVB).
- Structure: canes (canes) or sticks.
- Candle: paper or fabric; also newsprint (“estel de canya y diaris”).
- Coa: long tail that stabilizes.
- Fil: long thread.
How is fa
- Tied reed cross, thread outline, glued paper, strip tail.
Com s'usa
- It is released against the wind and thread is given.
Vocabulary
- estel: comet (Barc., Tarr., Bal.).
- coa / coua: tail.
- miloca: appears next to estel in Penya (to verify meaning in Mallorca).
- milotxa: Valencian name; not picked up for Mallorca.
History
- Citations: Penya, Mos. (“els estels y miloques”); Rosselló, Many. ("estel de canya y diaris", "una coua molt llarga").
On veure'n
- Windy days on beaches and esplanades.
Why is it design
- Waste engineering: cane and newspaper fly.
For the project
- Estels workshop with torrent cane and reused paper.
Frequently asked questions
What is Estel?
The kite: sheet of paper or fabric stretched over reeds, tied to a long thread, which rises with the wind. Children's game of Catalonia and the Balearic…
What are the traditional words for Estel?
Some words: coa / coua, estel, miloca, milotxa.
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.