pinisi ship

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A pinisi ship is a traditional Indonesian two-masted sailing vessel, renowned for its elegant design and long use by the Bugis and Makassarese people for trade across the archipelago.

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pinisi ship canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indonesian cultural heritage
traditional sailing vessel
two-masted sailing ship
associatedIsland Celebes
surface form: Sulawesi
associatedPort Makassar
builtBy Bugis
surface form: Bugis shipwrights

Makassarese shipwrights
constructionMethod traditional wooden shipbuilding techniques
countryOfOrigin Indonesia
culturalRegion South Sulawesi
ethnicAssociation Bugis
surface form: Bugis people

Makassarese people
hasAlternativeName kapal pinisi
hasAlternativeSpelling phinisi
hasFeature raised stern
raked masts
slender hull
hasHullMaterial wood
hasMastCount 2
hasRigType fore-and-aft rig
hasSailPlan seven-sail configuration
historicalRole inter-island cargo carrier
spice trade transport
modernUse cruise charter vessel
liveaboard dive boat
tourism
notableConstructionCenter Bira
Tanah Beru
operatedIn Flores Sea
Java Sea
Makassar Strait
partOfTradition Bugis-Makassar maritime culture
propulsion auxiliary engine
sail
recognizedAs symbol of Indonesian maritime heritage
recognizedBy UNESCO
relatedEthnonym Bugis
surface form: Bugis sailors

Makassarese sailors
typicalCargo rice
spices
timber
typicalUsePeriod 19th century
20th century
21st century
UNESCOListingYear 2017
UNESCOStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
usedFor cargo transport
inter-island trade
maritime trade
usedIn Indonesian archipelago

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Bugis traditionalVessel pinisi ship