Wau Bulan (Moon Kite), decorative

The most Malaysian object that can hang on a wall — folk art, national symbol and RM65 all at once.

Price: 65 MYR (Mid-size decorative wau with hand-cut layered paper filigree at KL craft stalls (mini RM25–40, showpiece RM150–400))

Where to buy: Central Market upper floor craft stalls; Karyaneka for maker-attributed pieces

Price checked 2026-07-03

• The crescent-tailed wau bulan is a national icon — it was on the old 50-sen coin and Malaysia Airlines' logo is a wau
• Real ones are bamboo + layered hand-cut paper: fragile. Buy flat-packable or small, and hand-carry
• Ask the stall to demo how the paper layers are cut — the good makers love showing off