Kaghati kite is a traditional kite Muna tribal society already existed since antiquity. This can be seen from the findings of German researchers who studied prehistoric relics on the site Kobori Liang. In the burrows (caves), there are paintings that show activity Muna ancient tribal ritual that is running using the medium kite.
That said, the public interest Muna ancient fire worship which is believed to be manifestations of God and they believe the main source of fire lay in the sun. To achieve this, the ritual was performed to fly a kite Kaghati for seven days. Right on the seventh day, kite string cut in order to fly to the sky where God they (the sun) is located. Kite loose it, is believed to provide protection for the tribal people from the punishment of hell fire Muna after they died.
After Islam entered Muna, the ritual is no longer done because it was considered contrary to religious values. However, local people still fly Kaghati as a medium of entertainment and there's also used to guard their rice fields of pest birds and wild boar.The kite can remove noise, making the birds and the pigs become afraid.
During its development, the kite Kaghati often included in national and international competitions. In 1996 and 1997, the kite Kaghati received an award from the kite lovers, both nationally and internationally, as a kite most natural that still exist.
The materials for making kites Kaghati obtained from plants that surround Muna. These materials are leaves kolope (sweet woods) and bamboo hemp as the main ingredient. As for yarn, local people use forests pineapple leaf fibers are then spun into yarn. And to assemble the kite material, the local community using bamboo skin that has been refined and sharpened, making it easier to weave flax into bamboo kite intact. As a counterweight, the kite is equipped with a wood cut into small sizes and then mounted on the left and right wing kite.
