Wau made in Baling


Popular legend casts the East Coast as the birthplace of wau, the country’s iconic symbol with crescent-shaped tailpiece, which is carried across the world by cultural missions and on the national airline. 

But the trail today leads to a tiny hamlet in Kedah, where light, versatile wau bulan is crafted by kite-making maestro Kasmin Abd Jabar at his studio in Kampung Seberang Pekan in Baling. 

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