Makassarese merchants and Sama-Bajau fishermen from Southern Sulawesi in Indonesia began visiting the coast of Northern Australia sometime around the middle of the 18th century, first in the Kimberley
A type of Makassan perahu, the patorani
Model of Makassan perahu, Islamic Museum of Australia
Makassan stone arrangement near Yirrkala, Northern Territory
A female figure outlined in beeswax over painting of a white Makassan prau
Trepanging
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Trepanging is the act of collecting or harvesting sea cucumbers that are used as food.
Makassan contact with Australia
…invertebrate prized for its culinary value and medicinal properties in Chinese markets. The term Makassan (or Macassan) is generally used to apply to all trepangers who came to northern Australia, referring to both Makassarese themselves as well as the Sama-Bajau that followed suit. The creature and the food product…
Haisom cah jamur, Chinese Indonesian sea cucumber with mushroom
Dried sea cucumber in a traditional Chinese medicine emporium in Yokohama, Japan
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