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Sacred Construction of Wooden Houses in South Sulawesi
In South Sulawesi there are four ethnic : Bugis , Makassar , Mandar and Toraja . Bugis , Makassar , and Mandar have similarities in culture and day-to- day way of life . Bugis has the largest population and inhabit most areas of South Sulawesi . Generally, home of the Bugis -shaped wooden house on stilts with a long rectangular pillars which bear high floor and roof . Construction of the home made off – pairs ( knock down ) so that it can be moved from one place to another . Bugis people looked at home not just a place to stay but also …
Giant Swing in Bugis Ritual
Four large bamboo stalks of bamboo trees kind of betung that have crossed the high tens of meters installed by bringing the two ends of each on the top. A bamboo then mounted transversely as a buffer rope swing from buffalo leather material that has been dried and plaited to form a rope . Then become a giant swing , which in Bugis land called TOJANG or Mattojang , which means swinging . Mattojang for traditional Bugis society , said to be part of a series of traditional ceremonies washing the heirlooms heritage. However, over the developm…
Little Paradise in Takabonerate Selayar
Takabonerate National Park located in South Sulawesi Takabonerate Selayar District is one of the most beautiful marine park in Indonesia. Takabonerate known to have the largest coral atoll in Asia , and the third largest in the world after Kwajalein Atoll and Suvadiva . Takabonerate is an island that offers an abundance of stunning views of the sea floor , such as the climbing wall contours , slope , and a flat seabed . Atolnya form a coral reef with various species of marine plants are very beautiful that as many as 261 species are kno…
Food Processors for Traditional Sailing in South Sulawesi
Degree master mariner ancestors inherent in the Bugis Makassar is still evident view of the track record of the past history of the sailors in Bonerate Island , a small island chain in the outer peninsula Selayar Islands regency , South Sulawesi . Community sailors who were on the island is famous for its expertise and mastery of design designing diverse sized boats varied based on origin pemesannya tastes . One of the leading boat has ever archipelago ship sailed this country from the island Bonerate known is , ” Lambo boat ” . Tradition…
Strange House in the Ancient Village Selayar
The village called Village Toa Bitombang in Selayar Regency is one oldest villages in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The uniqueness of ancient architecture makes Bitombang village was named as one of the best tourist destinations in South Sulawesi. Bitombang old Village location is 7 km from the town of Fort, Selayar. This village is very unique because of its natural topography and hilly terraces, to adjust the contour, then almost all the houses made towering mast height 13-15 m on the back (kitchen), while the front is rather low 2-3 m. Kind…
Korean Mixture in a Language a Village in South East Sulawesi
The village of Cia cia in Bau -bau , Buton Southeast Sulawesi has a unique characteristic of the traditional language . Most of their ancestral language were similar to the Korean language . The uniqueness of this tradition culture experts invited amazement Korean anthropologists to examine more in depth about the similarity of language Cia – cia with their language . In addition to language , some traditional artifacts also have similar properties such as buildings and some knacks decorating traditions like lighting lanterns .
