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Malaysian Kites

Traditional Kites of Malaysia In Malaysia, "layang-layang" is the generic term for kites in the Western and Southern regions of Peninsular Malaysia such as Selangor, Melaka and Johor. In general, kites from these states are divided into three categories , namely fighting kites, baby kites and the decorative kites. The kites from the West Coast and Southern Peninsular are smaller in size. Besides that, they also lacks decorative motifs. Layang-layang is also know as "wau" in the East Coast and Northern States of Peninsular like Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis. The word "wau" originated from the sound generated from the "hummer" of the kite. When in flight, the hummer will form sounds of wau, wau, wau in a rhythmic pattern. Wau Bulan, Wau Merak, Wau Kucing and Wau Jala Budi are the most popular traditional wau.

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WAU BULAN KITE Called a Moon Kite, it is richly decorated with colourful patterns of flowers and leaves. It has a bamboo frame a tissue covering on which brightly coloured paper is cut and stuck on to make these kite so beautiful to look at.

Wau Bulans, Wau Kuching and other similar kites are constructed to fly in a figure of eight path so as to make the normally attached hummer give a constant noise.

LEAF KITE 2 metre x 2 meter leaf kite made from ripstop nylon. Bought at the Pasir Gudang International Kite Festival 2000.

WAU BULAN KITE Moon Kite same as above but not so richly decorated.The blank spaces on either side are called the lekok (the eyes) and are said to guide the kite in flight.

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WAU KUCHING

Called a cat kite, another very popular shape in Malaysia and decorated in the same way as the Wau Bulan.

This one has a hummer attached. Hummers have been used to lul the kite fliers...