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        "id": 1855446,
        "msgid": "muna-holds-kaghati-kolope-competition-to-preserve-ancient-kites-1783867936",
        "date": "2026-07-12 21:10:18",
        "title": "Muna holds Kaghati Kolope competition to preserve ancient kites",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "The Muna Regency government in Southeast Sulawesi has organised a Kaghati Kolope kite festival at the Liangkabori Cave cultural heritage site. The event aims to safeguard the prehistoric kite tradition, which is depicted in ancient cave paintings, and to pass it on to younger generations. Organisers hope the festival will eventually become a strategic cultural tourism attraction with national and international appeal.",
        "content": "<p>The Muna Regency government in Southeast Sulawesi, through\nLiangkabori Village, held the \u2018Kaghati Kolope\u2019 Kite Festival in the\nLiangkobori Cave cultural heritage area as an effort to preserve the\ntraces of civilisation in the form of ancient kites. Head of the Muna\nRegency Tourism Office, LM Masrul, stated on Sunday that the festival is\nan important moment to reintroduce local traditions to the younger\ngeneration so they are not eroded by the times. \u2018This Kaghati Kolope\nkite is an ancient kite. Its historical traces are clearly recorded at\nthe Liangkobori Cave site, where there are prehistoric wall paintings\ndepicting people flying kites,\u2019 Masrul said. He mentioned that the\nuniqueness of the Kaghati Kolope lies in its materials, which have been\nentirely sourced from nature for generations. Dried forest tuber leaves\n(kolope) are used as the main body material, bamboo for the frame, and\npineapple fibre or tree bark fibre for the string. \u2018Apart from its\nhistorical value, this tradition is also full of profound philosophy\nregarding the harmony between humans and nature, the spirit of mutual\ncooperation, and the strengthening of regional cultural identity,\u2019 he\nsaid. Masrul explained that the Kaghati Kolope competition includes\nseveral assessment criteria, such as the natural aspect, where all\nmaterials used must be entirely traditional, as well as flying ability\nand the accessories used on the kite. \u2018There are seven traditional kites\nand around 20 creative kites participating,\u2019 he explained. He expressed\nhope that consistent preservation of the Kaghati Kolope would not only\nmaintain the existence of Muna\u2019s ancestral culture but also be promoted\nas a strategic cultural tourism attraction. One participant, Laode\nSainal, said the process of making a single kite could take days. \u2018This\nkite uses kolope leaves taken directly from the forest by craftsmen. The\ntime it takes to make one depends on skill. Some can finish in a day,\nbut others need up to five days. The kite I am using took five days to\nmake,\u2019 Laode said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/muna-holds-kaghati-kolope-competition-to-preserve-ancient-kites-1783867936",
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