Phinisi ships in Paotere harbour, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesaia.
Wikipedia: The term pinisi or phinisi refer to a type of rig, the masts, sails and the configuration of the ropes (‘lines’) of Indonesian sailing vessels. It was mainly built by the Konjo tribe, a sub-ethnic group of Bugis-Makassar mostly residents at the Bulukumba regency of South Sulawesi but was, and still is used widely by the Buginese and Makassarese, mostly for inter-insular transportation, cargo and fishing purposes within Indonesian archipelago. UNESCO designated Pinisi boat-building art as Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity at the 12th Session of the Unique Cultural Heritage Committee on Dec 7, vessels using pinisi rig (palari, lambo, and PLM) were the largest Bugis traditional vessel, and also the largest Indonesian traditional vessel, after the disappearance of giant jong.
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Location: Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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