Indonesia’s Pinisi traditional ship inscribed as UNESCO’s world heritage

By APD writer Maverick

JAKARTA, Dec. 10 (APD) — Indonesia’s traditional ship of Pinisi was officially inscribed as a world’s intangible cultural heritage in a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recent assembly, adding the nation’s inscriptions in the category to 9 ones.

The UNESCO’s inscription on Indonesia’s Pinisi ship took place in the 12th assembly of the organization’s World Intangible Heritage Committee, held from Dec. 4 to 9 in Jeju Island, South Korea, Indonesia’s Permanent Representative in UNESCO Fauzi Soelaiman said.

“The inscription on Pinisi ship was a form of international community’s recognition on science and knowledge of Indonesian ancestors in building up the ship that descended from generation to generation,”

Fauzi said in a recent statement.

The particular techniques to build the Pinisi traditional ship was initially developed by Indonesian ethnic groups in South Sulawesi province since 3,000 years ago, derived from the making of traditional canoes and outrigger boats, according to Fauzi.

The Indonesian traditional ship has particular design with two masts and seven sails.

According to Fauzi, Indonesian delegation in the assembly received greetings from delegations of other countries taking part in the assembly shortly after the announcement of the inscription.

Pinisi ship becomes the ninth of Indonesia’s national heritages inscribed as UNESCO’s World Intangible Heritages after the wayang shadow puppet play (2008), Java traditional dagger of keris (2009), traditional cloth of batik (2009), angklung bamboo music instrument (2010), Aceh’s traditional Saman dance (2011), Papua’s Noken carrier (2012), Bali’s three genres of traditional dance (2015) and batik training and education center in Pekalongan Batik Museum (2009).

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)