Catatan akan Sejarah Pembuatan Perahu Nusantara by Horst Liebner
Presentase 'interaktif' teranimasi ttg jenis2 perahu, cara membuatnya, evolusinya ... download, b... more Presentase 'interaktif' teranimasi ttg jenis2 perahu, cara membuatnya, evolusinya ... download, buka, dan ikuti petunjuk pemakaiannya! - in Indonesian, but animated, thus possibly of use here and there for those not reading Bahasa ...: on Indonesian prau, their construction and evolution. Download, open, and click your mouse button when that red dot appears ...
Draft ringkasan 5000 tahun kebudayaan maritim Nusantara ... jadi, minta kritikan dan masukan!
Nanhan / Cirebon Wreck, Thesis 2014 by Horst Liebner

This should have been the work of many - yet in the end there was too much vested interest on one... more This should have been the work of many - yet in the end there was too much vested interest on one hand and not enough interest on the other. Some of this is explained in Section 1.1 ... the rest is about the ship's cargo (chpt. 2) and the vessel itself (chpt. 3). I attempt a number of approaches at analysing "ceramic shipwreck" cargoes and reconstructing shipwrecks; but in the end it's the historic context that counts. In this case that would be some insights on Southeast Asian trade and market volume in the 10th century ... and speculations on who might have been in charge of it.
I would ask the interested reader to also download the figure volumes: Quite much of the text will probably be too cryptic without the diagrams and drawings ...
It is advisable to also download the 'Figures' volume: Much of the explanations in the text are rather cryptic if not accompanied with the respective drawings etc.
Fig.0-1: References to grid notations. # Compass point Abbr. Lowest Middle Highest 1 North N 0.00... more Fig.0-1: References to grid notations. # Compass point Abbr. Lowest Middle Highest 1 North N 0.00° 5.62° 2 North by east NbE 5.63° 11.25° 16.87° 3 North-northeast NNE 16.88° 22.50° 28.12° 4 Northeast by north NEbN 28.13° 33.75° 39.37° 5 Northeast NE 39.38° 45.00° 50.62° 6 Northeast by east NEbE 50.63° 56.25° 61.87° 7 East-northeast ENE 61.88° 67.50° 73.12° 8 East by north EbN 73.13° 78.75° 84.37° 9 East E 84.38° 90.00° 95.62° 10 East by south EbS 95.

When applied to the much more numerous undecorated vessels, the approaches described for the deco... more When applied to the much more numerous undecorated vessels, the approaches described for the decorated ceramics return often sizeable sets of data. 2.1-1 shows the example of a crosscheck of the <loc> categorisations for about 2000 1 vessels registered under <B008*/wh>, a distinctive deep cono-segmental bowl with a flared mouthrim. The three most prominent <loc> waregroups associated with <B008*/wh> show a well-defined correspondence with the <wh> records. A comparison of the respective measurements found in the <loc> records appears to confirm this resemblance ( 2.1-2). In three further <loc> code groups 2 emerge two further <wh> entries. One of these, <B007*/ wh>, has a comparable profile, but is missing the flared mouth of <B008*/wh>; the other group, <B018*/wh>, is of a notably different shape. This is supported by the available measurements: <B007*/wh> is of approximately the same size as the smaller subgroups of <B008*/wh>; <B018*/wh> is markedly smaller 2.1-3). As the available data cannot explain the nature of these inconsistencies, all vessels classified as <B008*/wh> and any but the three most prominent <loc> waregroups should be marked as ambiguous and are taken out of further considerations.
The measurements reported for the major <wh> waregroups of the white-glazed "open" vessels are fo... more The measurements reported for the major <wh> waregroups of the white-glazed "open" vessels are found in 2.2-1. There is an evident division into smaller and larger objects. <DL001/wh> and <DL002/wh>, except for their footrings of nearly comparable shape, display both distinctive sizes and distribution patterns: while nearly half 1 of the former were recorded during retrieval of objects from lower midships layers on |X25:X32| in April 2005, only one of the latter was recorded over the central-aft sections of the hold; instead, nearly 60% of <DL002/wh> were found off the starboard hull, and the majority of the remaining objects had scattered to gridE, over and off the remains of the stern of the ship
S573, a section of strake XI, portside, is the only available plank fragment containing more than... more S573, a section of strake XI, portside, is the only available plank fragment containing more than two complete tambuku . In course of the shutdown of the warehouse throughout 2006, the tank the fragment was stored in partly dried; the plank"s surfaces severely degraded and, consequently, did not preserve any possible marks related to its features 1 . The plank 5 was recorded in several steps in between December 2005 and January 2006, and crosschecked in May 2007, when a detailed report was compiled 2 .
Papers by Horst Liebner

Journal of Maritime Archaeology, 2022
Zazzaro, Chiara, Horst H. Liebner, Antonia Soriente, Giuseppe Ferraioli, and Ahmad Ginanjar Purna... more Zazzaro, Chiara, Horst H. Liebner, Antonia Soriente, Giuseppe Ferraioli, and Ahmad Ginanjar Purnawibawa. 2022. "The Construction of an Historical Boat in South Sulawesi (Indonesia): The Padewakang." Journal of Maritime Archaeology 17: 507-557
Padewakang was a type of long-distance sailing vessels that, since at least the early eighteenth century, was mainly built in South Sulawesi and used throughout the Malay Archipelago and beyond for blue-water trading and fishing ventures. In 2019, the Abu Hanifa Institute in Sydney commissioned the construction of such a boat, Nur Al-Marege, for a documentary film at a shipyard in Tana Beru, a village in the district of Bontobahari (South Sulawesi, Indonesia), that in 2017 was inscribed into the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for its historic tradition of an extensive wooden boat industry. This was the occasion for a team of scholars, both independent and from the Universitas Indonesia and Università di Napoli "L'Orientale" to analyze iconographic sources and historical documents relating to the padewakang and to document a contemporary process of wooden boat construction by interviewing people involved in this activity. The article aims to summarize previous and current studies on shipbuilding activities in Tana Beru, to present the iconographic study which led to the reconstruction of the padewakang, and present a description of the conception and actual execution of the Nur Al-Marege construction and its representation.
Wacana, 2016
This paper reports on the life of the English Country trader Captain Frazer Sinclair leading up t... more This paper reports on the life of the English Country trader Captain Frazer Sinclair leading up to and following the loss of the Forbes in the Karimata Strait in 1806. It examines the adventure and tenuous times of trading around the Indonesian archipelago after the fall of the VOC and subsequent transfer to the British. Included are the details of Captain Sinclair's trading history, multiple prizes as a privateer, and shipwrecks.
Journal of Maritime Archaeology
Laporan pendamping kampanye ekskavasi di Benteng Somba Opu, Makassar, 2021, yang membahas berbaga... more Laporan pendamping kampanye ekskavasi di Benteng Somba Opu, Makassar, 2021, yang membahas berbagai sumber tertulis dan peta yang belum dapat diakses pada saat menulis laporan sebelumnya, 2010. Fokusnya adalah pada bentuk benteng, berdasarkan surat-surat saksi mata sezamannya.
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Catatan akan Sejarah Pembuatan Perahu Nusantara by Horst Liebner
Nanhan / Cirebon Wreck, Thesis 2014 by Horst Liebner
I would ask the interested reader to also download the figure volumes: Quite much of the text will probably be too cryptic without the diagrams and drawings ...
It is advisable to also download the 'Figures' volume: Much of the explanations in the text are rather cryptic if not accompanied with the respective drawings etc.
Papers by Horst Liebner
Padewakang was a type of long-distance sailing vessels that, since at least the early eighteenth century, was mainly built in South Sulawesi and used throughout the Malay Archipelago and beyond for blue-water trading and fishing ventures. In 2019, the Abu Hanifa Institute in Sydney commissioned the construction of such a boat, Nur Al-Marege, for a documentary film at a shipyard in Tana Beru, a village in the district of Bontobahari (South Sulawesi, Indonesia), that in 2017 was inscribed into the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for its historic tradition of an extensive wooden boat industry. This was the occasion for a team of scholars, both independent and from the Universitas Indonesia and Università di Napoli "L'Orientale" to analyze iconographic sources and historical documents relating to the padewakang and to document a contemporary process of wooden boat construction by interviewing people involved in this activity. The article aims to summarize previous and current studies on shipbuilding activities in Tana Beru, to present the iconographic study which led to the reconstruction of the padewakang, and present a description of the conception and actual execution of the Nur Al-Marege construction and its representation.
I would ask the interested reader to also download the figure volumes: Quite much of the text will probably be too cryptic without the diagrams and drawings ...
It is advisable to also download the 'Figures' volume: Much of the explanations in the text are rather cryptic if not accompanied with the respective drawings etc.
Padewakang was a type of long-distance sailing vessels that, since at least the early eighteenth century, was mainly built in South Sulawesi and used throughout the Malay Archipelago and beyond for blue-water trading and fishing ventures. In 2019, the Abu Hanifa Institute in Sydney commissioned the construction of such a boat, Nur Al-Marege, for a documentary film at a shipyard in Tana Beru, a village in the district of Bontobahari (South Sulawesi, Indonesia), that in 2017 was inscribed into the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for its historic tradition of an extensive wooden boat industry. This was the occasion for a team of scholars, both independent and from the Universitas Indonesia and Università di Napoli "L'Orientale" to analyze iconographic sources and historical documents relating to the padewakang and to document a contemporary process of wooden boat construction by interviewing people involved in this activity. The article aims to summarize previous and current studies on shipbuilding activities in Tana Beru, to present the iconographic study which led to the reconstruction of the padewakang, and present a description of the conception and actual execution of the Nur Al-Marege construction and its representation.
In contrast to the ‘Western’ method of shipbuilding that relies on a structure of frames that is sheathed with planks, Sulawesi’s shipwrights build their vessels by first constructing a shell of planks into which only later frames are inserted. This ages-old approach is based on sophisticated blueprints that define a ship’s shape, size and structural features. The presentation will discuss history and significance of these patterns, and outline a number of social and ecological challenges that presently threaten the viability of these traditions. It will also report on the steps presently taken to develop a multi-approach programme that aims at safeguarding these knowledge systems."
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Since the earliest times of human settlement of Indonesia, her seas have been the natural lanes of migration, communication and commerce. Not surprisingly, the Archipelago's inhabitants inherit the perhaps most sophisticated maritime traditions of our World ; and, it was this bequest of seafaring and trade that unified the immense diversity of people and customs of more than 17.000 islands into a cultural zone once known as the Malay World which mellowed into the modern nation of Indonesia. The vehicles of these developments were the perahu, the countless types of indigenous sailing vessels.
A website on an upcoming program around the maritime traditions of the boatbuilders and sailors of tana Ber, Lemo-Lemo, Ara and Bira, South Sulawesi, in Indonesia (use GoogleTranslate!). Lots of pages - lots of links!