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Wau Jalabudi

Wau Kucing, on the other hand, would carry out a ‘melodious’, high-pitched sound - like a cat’s mew. The significant of its hummer is that it was believed to be used to frighten away evil spirits and forecast the following day’s weather.

Believed to have come from Sulawesi, Indonesia, Wau Merak is flown mainly by the Bugis people after the paddy harvesting season. Taking in from the shape of a  peacock, Wau Merak’s design consists of a balong (fowl’s crest) and the elaborated tale – with length four times the size of its body.

Wau Merak’s hummer can let out seven different melodies or tunes – made possible as the waoriginally played at night.

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