Paduwang (also known as bedouang) is a traditional double-
outrigger vessel from
Madura
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,
Indonesia
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. 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 century, Paduwang was a popular fishing craft in
East Java
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.
Etymology
According to Horridge, the word “''paduwang''” have its roots from word ''wa'', ''wangka'', ''waga'', ''wangga'', and ''bangka'' of Austronesian languages. The term is associated with outrigger
perahu
Proas are various types of multi-hull outrigger sailboats of the Austronesian peoples. The terms were used for native Austronesian ships in European records during the Colonial era indiscriminately, and thus can confusingly refer to the do ...
or small perahu. The name ''bedouang'' is used by western observer such as admiral
François-Edmond Pâris
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, possibly a mispronunciation of the name.
Description
Paduwang had two short masts, one is on the bow and the other is about 1/3 of the length behind. The rigging is using
lete rig, which has upper yard (called ''pebahu'') and lower yard (''pekaki''). ''Pebahu'' is always supported by bamboo support pole (called ''sokong'' or ''supak''). The foresail is mounted on a short mast, while the mainsail has no mast. The mainsail is kept in position by
vangs and other ropes attached to its yard.
[H. H. Frese (1956). Small Craft in the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden. ''The Mariner's Mirror.'' 42 : 2, 101-112.]
![A model of Madurese paduwang](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/A_model_of_Madurese_paduwang.png)
It has 2 versions, one with conventional ends, the other has bifid ends
[Stenross (2007). p.274.] (meaning bifurcated shape at the bow and stern-forming a "jaw").
[Stenross (2007). p.xiii.] The hull is built on a
dugout keel, both ends closed by simple vertical board.
Paduwang only had 1 rudder, held by a rope, moored to a board. The rudder is always positioned under the direction of the wind, with such configuration that it can be switched to other side easily. Small paduwang is only 5 m in length, while large transport paduwang had a small deckhouse at the middle of the hull, and is about 14–16 m long. Paduwang can also be propelled using paddles.
Large paduwang disappeared in the early 20th century, not long after the emergence of
golekan
Golekan is a type of traditional boat from Madura, Indonesia. They once plied as far as Singapore, where they are referred to as Madurese traders. In the present this type of boat is only known locally, especially near Bangkalan in Western Madur ...
.
See also
Other fishing craft of Indonesia:
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Mayang
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Mayang is lo ...
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Sandeq
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Patorani
Patorani (also prauw patorani or perahu patorani) is a traditional fishing boat from Makassar, Indonesia. It is used by Macassan people for fishing, transport, and trading since at least 17th century A.D. Historically this type of boat was used by ...
*
Pajala
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References
Further reading
* Horridge, Adrian (2015). ''Perahu Layar Tradisional Nusantara''. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Ombak. An Indonesian translation of Horridge, Adrian (1985). ''The Prahu: Traditional Sailing Boat of Indonesia, second edition''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* Stenross, Kurt (2007). ''The Seafarers and Maritime Entrepreneurs of Madura: History, Culture, and Their Role in the Java Sea Timber Trade''. Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
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