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Pinisi of Ara

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Chapter One, BOAT WORKER, MANAGEMENT AND MEMBERSHIP ENDOWMENT (part 1)

Tribe of Bugis Makassar is one of maritime nation heir. A lot of evidence showing their master the sea with the sailboat. Their legend have famous since some century then. The finding of community of people of Bugis Makassar in some town in Indonesia represent the their evidence sailing since ahead. They do not only expert the regional territorial of Indonesia, but since some last century also abysmal going to whole world far state boundary. A lot of evidence indicating that since long time seaman of Bugis Makassar have reached the Peninsula Malaka, Singapura, Philipina, North of Australian, Madagascar etcetera .
In sea transport to various angle of Nusantara and also other;dissimilar state, all seaman of Bugis Makassar use the traditional transportation appliance that is boat. Boat which they use that there are some type. One of type used in last range of time is boat Pinisi. Boat Pinisi have been used by seaman of Bugis Makassar since hundreds of last year. Outside south Sulawesi, first boat Pinisi more knowledgeable as boat Bugis, This Matter is caused by using it most people Bugis or clever at least have Ianguage to Buginesse.

author : Muhammad Arief, BA (pinisi maker)
...to be continue...

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