When running the command:
/kill @e[type=Item] {Item:{tag:{display:{Name:"Portable Tent"}}}}
In the chat window it kills the player running the command not the item.
When running it in a command block this error occurs:
[21:43:36] You must specify which player you wish to perform this action on.
I assume this is because you can't add partial data into the kill command yet. However, it does work with test for.
/testfor @e[type=Item] {Item:{tag:{display:{Name:"Portable Tent"}}}}
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The /kill syntax is:
So no, you cannot insert dataTags into the /kill command.