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Boat Craft Center Pinisi in Tana Beru

June 2nd, 2010 molitva leyli

Pinisi Boat Craft Center is located in Tana Beru Village, District Bontobahari, Bulukumba regency, South Sulawesi Province.
Tana Beru as Pinisi Boat Craft Center is located approximately 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 (microbus).
When he was in Pinisi Boat Craft Center in Tana Beru, visitors will chuckle amazed to see the craftsmen making expertise boat other information. 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 the Boat Pinisi Nusantara has successfully sailed to Vancouver Canada, the United States, in 1986. Therefore, the skill of the craftsmen, known as Butta Bulukumba Panrita Lopi, namely the earth or soil experts Boat manufacturer information.

Boat Making Pinisi quite unique, because the manufacturing process combines technical skills with magical powers. The first stage begins with the determination of a good day to get wood (raw material). Good day to get wood for the day usually falls on the 5th and 7th in the running. Symbolizes naparilimai dalle’na, which means the provision already in hand, while the number seven symbolizes natujuangngi dalle’na, which means always get sustenance. The next step is to cut, dry and chop wood. Then the wood or raw materials are assembled into a boat by putting the hull, plank, and install the pole display. The last step is to launch a boat into the sea.

Each stage is always held certain customary ceremonies. Before the boat was launched into the sea Pinisi, first performed the ceremony maccera lopi (purify the boat) is marked with slaughtered animals. Boat Pinisi weighs less than 100 tons, then the animals are slaughtered a goat, and if it weighs more than 100 tons, then slaughtered animals is a cow.

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