By Malay Wau, I will assume that you are talking about the bulan (moon), kuching (kite), jalan budi (female) etc varieties. If so, yes the frame for Indian kite is simpler. The Malay fighter waus are of comparable simplicity to the Indian patang.
As for design, I have seen complex and intricate designs for the Indian patang, although admmitedly increasingly rare in existence these days Usually they can be found in museums or as art pieces on display not for sale at kite speciality shops. They can also be made by custom artisans, of only one I know.
Indeed, the patang soars, the bigger the higher, and from experience only limited by length of sudi (string) and manjha (cutting line).
The movement of the patang , constantly preying restless, is telling of the rhythm and pulse of life of people in India.
The change the kite as undergone...its simplications speaks to the influence of economics. Traditional patang consisted of many color tissue papers. Kitemakers tell you paper is too expensive.
The patang found in shop these days, its various parts is the product of many hands...the kitewheel from Ahdemmad, sudi (string) imported from outside the country, bamboo trimmed and cured elsewhere, tissue paper applied by a family in Bareilly. The patang usually completed in one home, made for individual use,...speaking on a larger scale and in trend, has now become a wholesale product, the labor of its various parts distributed across a wide geographical area. The patang (its production, quality of materials and balance) speaks plenty about the culture of India, of how it use to be and the effects of modernization.
wow...so you are saying the Patang is keeping kite's foundamental function, and they are evoluting in function, right? How do you compare the techne of New Zealand manu taratahi, Malay Wau, and Patang? Which one works the best? I like the manu taratahi, is it easy to find material for it?
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it's a lot more simpler then Malay Wau. But it seems no cultural matter are shown though Patang. Little bit dispointed. But maybe it can fly higher.
By Malay Wau, I will assume that you are talking about the bulan (moon), kuching (kite), jalan budi (female) etc varieties. If so, yes the frame for Indian kite is simpler. The Malay fighter waus are of comparable simplicity to the Indian patang.
As for design, I have seen complex and intricate designs for the Indian patang, although admmitedly increasingly rare in existence these days Usually they can be found in museums or as art pieces on display not for sale at kite speciality shops. They can also be made by custom artisans, of only one I know.
Indeed, the patang soars, the bigger the higher, and from experience only limited by length of sudi (string) and manjha (cutting line).
The movement of the patang , constantly preying restless, is telling of the rhythm and pulse of life of people in India.
The change the kite as undergone...its simplications speaks to the influence of economics. Traditional patang consisted of many color tissue papers. Kitemakers tell you paper is too expensive.
The patang found in shop these days, its various parts is the product of many hands...the kitewheel from Ahdemmad, sudi (string) imported from outside the country, bamboo trimmed and cured elsewhere, tissue paper applied by a family in Bareilly. The patang usually completed in one home, made for individual use,...speaking on a larger scale and in trend, has now become a wholesale product, the labor of its various parts distributed across a wide geographical area. The patang (its production, quality of materials and balance) speaks plenty about the culture of India, of how it use to be and the effects of modernization.
wow...so you are saying the Patang is keeping kite's foundamental function, and they are evoluting in function, right? How do you compare the techne of New Zealand manu taratahi, Malay Wau, and Patang? Which one works the best? I like the manu taratahi, is it easy to find material for it?
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