Travelling the ‘Malay Road’: Recognising the heritage significance of the Macassan maritime trade route

Abstract

p213 When the dugout canoes, from which treang was collected, had combed the immediate vicinity of the processing camp, the bamboo smokehouses were dismanted and the praus moved on p214 Yolgnu obtained dugout canoes from Macassans and, with the benefits of iron tools, began to manufacture them for themselves (Morphy 2004). The vessels were more stable and seaworthy than bark canoe (Mitchell 1996, p. 184) p221 table refects cross-fertilisation of cultures in both tsngble and intangible aspects of heritage > [macassan trepan rout] > technology of dugout canoes and working of iron learnt from the Macassans