Olani Alphonso has been making and selling kite frames since the 90’s. He sells his kites in the vicinity of the East La Penitence Market in front of Rambaran’s chicken outlet.
The 47-year-old of Lot 7 East La Penitence, Georgetown, recalls making his first kite when he was just 12 years old and the first kite he made was called “Caddy Ole Punch” with just the usage of ‘pointer’ (coconut leaf spine), sewing thread, pin, ‘glamma’ (Clammy) cherry that would be used as a paste, and kite paper. However, these days Alphonso says he gets his kite paper, and polythene twine from regular hardware stores in Georgetown, wood from the saw mill, and paste from Continental Agencies (paint store).
