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Bulukumba: Phinisi Archipelago. Thus the name of a very graceful sailing ship made in Indonesia. The ship was at sea 23 years ago to travel as far as 10 thousand kilometers in 62 days time. The distance it started from Muarabaru, North Jakarta, to Vancouver, Canada. Ships pinisi made artisan hands of Bulukumba, South Sulawesi. There are three villages in the district Bontobahari, Bulukumba, which became centers of shipbuilding


which already existed since several centuries ago it was. Desa Ara, among others, Tanahberu, and Village Lemo-Lemo. Of these three villages, craft centers and Tanahberu be pinisi ship production.

Characteristic pinisi ship has two poles and seven strands of the screen. In addition, form distinctive anjungannya also pointed to the tip. While the connection paid off, where the convergence of all the tip of the board or in local language called sotting also has a distinctive arch shape.

Alluding to a pinisi, unclear origins. There are calls originating from a port in Italy is Venetia. The language is adapted into local languages into pinisi. Meanwhile, in another version, also mentioned pinisi comes from the name of a fish which in local language called binisi fish.

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