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Knabat bogolu is a type of traditional war vessel from
Knabat bogolu is a type of traditional war vessel from Mentawai islands Mentawai may refer to:
* Mentawai Islands
* Mentawai Strait
* Mentawai people
* Mentawai language
The Mentawai language is an Austronesian language, spoken by the Mentawai people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Dialects
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, west Sumatra
West Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. The province has an area of , with a population of 5,534,472 at the 2020 cen ...
, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
.
Background
This vessel is shaped like akora kora
A kora-kora or kora kora or coracora is a traditional canoe from the Maluku (Moluccas) Islands, Indonesia. They are naval boat for carrying men on raids for plunder or for slaves. In Maritime Southeast Asia, raiding for slaves was an honourable wa ...
, but with different outrigger boom placement. Like kora kora, it also has deckhouse at the center of the hull. It has two main booms which slope down to the float ('' katir'' in Malay language) and each has an accessory boom.Haddon (1920). p.78. A boom-spar is located above the vessel, one end of which rests on the roof.Haddon (1920). p.74. The float (''katir'') is double on each side. It has two masts, each rigged with narrow, very high sails from bamboo and palm leaf.Nooteboom (1932). p. 64.
The stern of the vessel is more highly arched than the bow. Both the bow and the stern had decorative tufts and ropes. The roofing is solid through the entire length, about 30–40 ft (9.1–12.2 m) long. At the bottom of this shelter weapons and food are stored in the hold of the vessel. When going to war it will be stocked full of provisions. On such a journey from which the women are excluded, all fighters are adorned in full armor. The number of crew they carry could be up to 100 men.
See also
*Paduwang
Paduwang (also known as bedouang) is a traditional double- outrigger vessel from Madura, Indonesia. It is built with planks instead of single log, and used for fishing, trading and transport of people and goods near Madura island. In the 19th centu ...
* Sandeq
A Sandeq is a type of outrigger sailboat or trimaran used by the Mandarese people for fishing and as a means of transportation between islands. The size of Sandeq varies, with hulls ranging from long and wide. Its carrying capacity ranges f ...
* Jongkong
References
Further reading
* Haddon, Alfred Cort (1920). ''The Outriggers of Indonesian Canoes''. London: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. *Nooteboom, Christiaan (1932). ''De boomstamkano in Indonesie''. Leiden: E. J. Brill. Indonesian inventions Multihulls Sailboat types Military boats Warships Naval ships {{Ship-type-stub