Kelantan Silver

     Kelantan silver is renowed or it intricacy of design and superior workmanship. Silversmiths use two kind of techniques - filigree and repousse. Item range from the functional to the purely ornamental and include fruit bowls , tea sets , ash trays, brooches and bracelets.

    You can visit the silvercraft factory at Kampung Sireh, Kampung Marak or at Kampung Badang on the road to Pantai Cahaya Bulan. Open from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm daily except Fridays.

Songket , aptly dubbed Malaysia's "cloth of gold" is a proud legacy of the Kelantan and Pattani courts. Once strictly reserved for royalty, songket is now used for ceremonial occasions and weddings . Richly woven with gold or silverthreads, songket was the dramatic consequence of the region's early trade with China and India .

    You may like to visit a Songket - weaving factory at Kampung Penambang , about 4 km north of Kota Bharu

Batik is indigenous to Kelantan . The first cotton sarungs were printed using the stamp block method but since then newer methods and diffrent materials have been employed.

    A visit to the Batik factory gives an insight into the entire process of batik printing . Some of the bigger factories are at Kampung Puteh , Kubur Kuda and Kampung Badang Open between 8.30 am - 5.00 pm everyday except Fridays.

    Kelantan woodcarvers are some of the best in the region. They produce lovely mirror frames, panels, lamp stands and headboards. Flora motifs are the norm.

Kelantan is the home of giant kites that soar through the air with nary a care in the world. Kite-flying usually takes place after the harvest when farmers have time on their hands to fashion and fly these wau. There are many different types - wau kuching ( cat kite ), wau merak (peacock kite), wau bulan ( moon kite ) to name of few.

    Kite making require tremendous skill and patience . The art is usually handed down from father to son . Along the road to Pantai Cahaya Bulan , there are many such establishments producing these gaily-decorated kites. These establishments can be reached by boarding Bus No 10 in front of New Central Market.

The Kelantanese are masters of the art of boat-building and the secrets of this art are normally passed down from father to son. The little fishing village of Tumpat is synonymous with expert boat builders of the country. Here boatman build their boats from the experience and intuition. In order times some of these boats used to have some strange and fantastic forms attached to the  prows. These could be in the shape of Bangau (Cattle Egret) or Garuda (a Demonic Birdman). However, the introduction of engines since 1950's began to spell the demise of the 'bangau' and 'garuda' but some of them still remain as exhibits to this day.