Chương 119: Pinisi II

Pinisi Development

The sacrificial ceremony for the making of the pinisi boat is one where the splendor of the pinisi is born. The traditional boat makers, namely: the Ara, Tana Lemo and Bira people, who have inherited the maritime traditions of their ancestors from generation to generation. Ritual ceremonies are also still coloring the process of making this boat, a good day to look for wood usually falls on the fifth and seventh day of the current month. Number 5 (naparilimai dalle'na) which means sustenance is in hand. While the number 7 (naujunganggi dalle'na) means that you always get sustenance. After having a good day, the chief handyman called "punggawa" leads the search.