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Monday, June 13, 2011

Boat Make Kepiawayan Bugis Phinisi

(foto: bungaharry.blogspot.com)
(foto: bungaharry.blogspot.com)
RATE Bugis in South Sulawesi, famous as an accomplished sailor. They are very versed in the vast seas and oceans to the various regions in the archipelago by boat Phinisi.

Boat Phinisi including traditional marine transportation Bugis society that has been known since many centuries ago.

According to a story in the script I Lontarak Chronicle La Lagaligo, Boat Phinisi already there around the 14th century AD According to these texts, Boat pinisi first made by Sawerigading,

Royal Crown Luwu. Materials to make the boat was taken from welengreng tree (tree of the gods) is known to be very sturdy and not easily fragile.

However, before the tree was felled, first held a special ceremony for penunggunya willing to move to another tree. Sawerigading make the boat to sail to China had wanted to woo Chinese princess named We Cudai.

Long story short, managed to marry Princess Sawerigading We Cudai. After spending some time in China, Sawerigading longing for his hometown. By using the first boat, he sailed to Luwu. However, when the boat will enter Luwu beach, suddenly a big wave hit the boat up to rupture. Fragments of the boat washed up to 3 (three) places in the District

Bulukumba, namely at Ara village, Tana Beru, and Lemo-Lemo. By communities of the three subdistricts, boat parts were then reassembled into a magnificent boat and named Boat Phinisi.

Until now, Bulukumba still known as Boat manufacturer pinisi, where the craftsmen still preserve the tradition in the manufacture of these boats, especially in Keluharan Tana Beru.

When in pinisi Boat Craft Center in Tana Beru, visitors will be amazed to see mastery of the craftsmen making boats Phinisi. They were able to make the boat a very sturdy and stately only based on the experience and knowledge acquired from their ancestors, without the use of images or written literature.

History proves that Boat Phinisi Nusantara has successfully sailed to Vancouver Canada, the United States, in 1986. Therefore, the skill of the craftsmen, Bulukumba dubbed as Butta Panrita Lopi, namely the earth or soil experts Phinisi Boat maker.

Boat Making Phinisi quite unique, because the manufacturing process combines the technical skill with magical powers. The first stage begins with the determination of a good day to look for wood (raw material). Good day to look for wood usually falls on the 5th and 7th in the running. Number 5 symbolizes naparilimai dalle'na, which means the provision already in hand, while the number 7 symbolizes natujuangngi dalle'na, which means always get sustenance.

The next step is to cut down, draining and chopping wood. Then the wood or raw materials are assembled into a boat by installing a hull, board, mendempulnya, and install the pole display. The last step is to launch a boat into the sea.

each and every stage always held a certain traditional ceremonies. Before the boat Phinisi launched into the sea, first performed the ceremony maccera Lopi (purify the boat) is marked with pemyembelihan animals. Boat Phinisi If it weighs less than 100 tons, then the animals are slaughtered a goat, and if it weighs more than 100 tons, then the animals are slaughtered a cow.

Boat Craft Centre Location pinisi located in Tana Beru Village, District Bontobahari, Bulukumba, South Sulawesi Province.

Access to the Tana Beru as pinisi Boat Craft Center is located about 176 kilometers from Makassar or 23 kilometers from the city Bulukumba. Travel from city to Tana Beru Bulukumba can be reached by using a private car or public transportation in the form of pete-pete (car microbus).
(UKy)

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