Macassan History and Heritage
Subtitle: Journeys, Encounters and Influences
Contributors: K. May, Sally
Publisher: ANU Press
Place of publication: Canberra
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781922144966
Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history
Description: 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.
Notes: English.