BUGIS–MAKASSAR SEAMANSHIP AND REPRODUCTION OF MARITIME CULTURAL VALUES IN INDONESIA
ABSTRACT: This article is an
initiative to develop the maritime anthropology field of study that up till now
is stagnant and tends to be concerned with the surface structure of the
maritime cultural phenomena. By application of the concept of reproduction
maritime ethos disposition in explaining the navigational experience and
maritime interaction of Bugis-Makassar seamen, some of their maritime cultural
values can be discovered. Attitudes and main values such as knowledge and
navigation skills, adaptation with physical environment and socio-culture,
water spatial concept, brave and like adventure, hard working and competitive,
honest and trustable, loyal and responsible, openness and freedom, strict to
attitude and religious, collectivism, etc. which were applied in the trading
and sailing activities of the Bugis-Makassar sailors can be understood as
maritime cultural values. Indonesia maritime cultural values of Bugis-Makassar
are also in the forms of awareness and diversity of values and relationships between
ethnic groups and cultures, love to the country, language unity, and
nationality. This article is based on historical annotation of Bugis-Makassar
seamenship and field work data from Bira (Bugis region) and Paotere (Makassar
region) conducted in six months (from April to September 2010).
Author: Munsi Lampe
Journal Code: jpantropologigg120002
