<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">balloons</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31357507</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:36:25</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balloon</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Air-tight bags of rubber, plastic, paper, silk, or similar lightweight material, of varying shapes and sizes, usually brightly colored, which, when inflated with air or lighter-than-air gas, becomes lighter or nearly as light as air. Small ones that can be handled by children are intended as toys or as decorations.  Largr-than-life examples, often representing lifelike or fictional beings and objects, are used in parades and other public displays. ]]></dc:description></metadata>