wow pla - peek - an
The 'wow pla - peek - an' is a shaped similar to a fish, and has two wings on both sides. It is a another version of the wow ee-lum, in that the bamboo curved frames are stuck out to make the wings, and a tail is added below. Thai people in the south are familiar with sea life and catch fish for food, they therefore use the shape of fish to make their kites.

wow pla
The 'wow pla' is similar again to the 'wow pla-peek-an', their frames are the same, however it has no curved wing woods on the sides. it has a simple fish shape with a head, body and tail. Its beauty depends on its design, sometimes, the painted spots on the kite make it look like a real fish.

wow pla-waan
The 'wow pla-waan' is similar to 'wow pla-peek-an' but without wings. the head is shaped like the mouth of a whale by making it like a wow hua-tak. The head is cut into two rays and a bamboo circle is stuck at the end of the mouth. When covered with paper, it looks like a real whale.

wow kuay
The 'kuay' is like the 'wow dui dui' of the south. its top has similar curved wings, but its lower part is made like a buffalo head, long curving horns to go with the wings above. Its head is made with a yoke or a bow to make a noise like the cry of a buffalo when it rises up into the sky.The 'wow kuay' is unique to the south.

wow wongduean
The 'wow wongduean' has been influenced by the 'wow bulan' from Malaysia. the ends of the kite, are shaped like a crescent moon which is the symbol of Islam. It is flown by Thai Moslems who live around the Songkhla province, to show a unity towards Islam.

wow bai-mai
The 'wow bai-mai' is a kite covered with dry leaves instead of paper. The leaves used depend on the trees found in each region. For the southern part, they use leaves from the rubber tree which are plentiful and easy to find. The shape of the kite is not fixed, one can design whatever shape they like.

wow nok
The 'wow nok' kites are designed to resemble various kinds of birds, and usually made with a yoke which is made into a bow shape with a bamboo frame to make bird sounds. Their beauty depends and colouring of the bird. Some kinds of 'wow nok' often look very realistic, in flight.

wow nok-peek-an
The 'wow nok-peek-an' is another type of 'wow nok' but its difference is its odd shaped wings on both sides make it look like swallow wings. The head is like a bird and has a yoke which is made into a bow shape with a bamboo frame to also make a noise like 'wow nok'.

wow nok-yoong
One of the most beautiful kits of the south is another bird
shaped kite called a 'wow nok-yoong' which is made with
colorful wings and tail just like a real peacock.