From the first, Bugis in South Sulawesi, known as a great sailor. They are very versed in the seas and oceans to wide variety of areas in the archipelago by boat Pinisi.
Boat Pinisi including traditional marine transportation Bugis people who have known centuries ago. According to the story in the script I Lontarak Chronicle La Lagaligo, Boat Pinisi there around the 14th century AD According to these texts, Boat Pinisi first created by Sawerigading, Crown Prince Kingdom of Luwu. Materials to make the boat was taken from welengreng tree (tree deity) who famously sturdy and not easily fragile. However, before the tree was cut down, first held a special ceremony to guardian willing to move to another tree. Sawerigading make the boat to sail to China to woo the Princess of China by the name of We Cudai.
Long story short, managed to marry Princess Sawerigading We Cudai. After some time living in China, longing to Sawerigading hometown. By using the old boat, he sailed to Luwu. However, when the boat will enter Luwu beach, suddenly a big wave hit the boat broke. Fragments of the boat washed up to 3 (three) places at Bulukumba District, which is in Kelurahan Ara, Tana Beru, and Lemo-Lemo. By the community from the third village, boat parts were then assembled back into a magnificent boat and called Boat Pinisi.
Until now, District Bulukumba still known as the producer Pinisi Boat, where the craftsmen still preserve the tradition in the manufacture of these boats, especially in Kelurahan Tana Beru.
When in Boat Craft Center Pinisi in Tana Beru, the visitors will be amazed at the dexterity chuckled the craftsmen making Pinisi Boat. They are able to make a very sturdy boat and magnificent just based on experience and knowledge gained from their ancestors, without using images or written literature. History proves that Boat Pinisi archipelago has been successfully sailed to Vancouver Canada, the United States, in 1986. Therefore the skill of the craftsmen, known as District Bulukumba Butta panrita Lopi, the earth or soil experts Pinisi Boat makers.
Boat Making Pinisi quite unique, because the manufacturing process combines technical skills with magical powers. The first phase begins with determining the best day to find wood (raw material). Good day to find wood usually falls on the day of the 5th and the 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 stage is to cut down, dried and cut wood. Then the timber or the materials are assembled into a boat with a hull set, boards, and put the mast. The final stage is to launch the boat into the sea.
Each stage is always performed ceremonies of certain indigenous. Before the boat was launched into the sea Pinisi, first performed the ceremony maccera lopi (purify the boat) which is marked by pemyembelihan animals. If the boat is Pinisi weighing 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 Center is located in Kelurahan Pinisi Tana Beru, Sub Bontobahari, Bulukumba district, South Sulawesi Province.
Tana Beru as Pinisi Boat Craft Center is located about 176 kilometers from the city of Makassar, or 23 kilometers from the city of Bulukumba. Traveling from city to Tana Beru Bulukumba can be done by using a private car or public transportation in the form of a banana-banana (car microbus).
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