Macassan History and Heritage: Journeys, Encounters and Influences

Clark, Marshall

Macassan History and Heritage: Journeys, Encounters and Influences - Canberra ANU Press 2013

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This book presents inter-disciplinary perspectives on the maritime journeys of the Macassan trepangers who sailed in fleets of wooden sailing vessels known as praus from the port city of Makassar in southern Sulawesi to the northern Australian coastline. These voyages date back to at least the 1700s and there is new evidence to suggest that the Macassan praus were visiting northern Australia even earlier. This book examines the Macassan journeys to and from Australia, their encounters with Indigenous communities in the north, as well as the ongoing social and cultural impact of these connections, both in Indonesia and Australia.


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English

OAPEN_459946

10.26530/OAPEN_459946 doi


Australasian & Pacific history

indonesia fishing resource management indonesian history Arnhem Land Australia Indigenous Australians Makassan contact with Australia Makassar Sea cucumber Trepanging Yolngu

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