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Lis-alis is a type of traditional boat of
It is also known as alisalis or alis alis. The name come from Indonesian word ''alis'' which means "eyebrows". This may refer to an ornamental motif which does resemble a pair of eyebrows, often applied to the top of the bow. Eyebrows are an important aspect of feminine beauty in traditional Indonesian culture, and these boats strongly associated with the feminine — on the northwest coast they were commonly referred as ''parao bini'', which means "female boat".
These boats come from varying size between 5 metres long to more than 10 metres. Usually the length is no more than 4 times the size of its mast.Horridge (2015). p. 64. The ribs are never excessive on the hull. The hull was held together by the boat's stempost in its tip, with hidden wooden dowel in the corner of the planks.Horridge (2015). p. 65. In the 19th century there are some models with outrigger, but now they are rarely seen. The rigging used is the traditional triangular '' layar lete'' with short mast. At the stern of the boat is a wide storage space (about as wide as the boat itself), covered from rain by bamboo cover. A row of fire pots in this storage space supports the pots for boiling water. Firewood and fish were stored in the deckhouse. These ''perahu'' were lightly built so they may be fast, for carrying fish from in the Java sea.Horridge (2015). p. 66. Small lis alis is an open vessel, it doesn't have roofing. Lis alis is a bifid-ended boat (with double stem and sternpost), the lower "jaw" called , or is an elongation of the keel that functions as a bumper.
Lis-alis boats usually provide cargo carrying services in general, carrying the catch from fishing boats at the same area, and as ferry boats from
Madura
Madura Island is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java. The island comprises an area of approximately (administratively 5,379.33 km2 including various smaller islands to the east, southeast and north that are administrat ...
, Indonesia. Lis-alis usually present in canals that provide salt evaporation service in southern part of Madura and around Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Java and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern border of Java island, on the Mad ...
. Until the present, lis-alis remained overwhelmingly popular as a fishing craft in Bangkalan
Bangkalan is a town on the western coast of Madura Island in Indonesia, the government seat of the Bangkalan Regency.
Tourism
Mount Jaddih is 10 kilometres from Bangkalan and can be accessed by a motorcycle to the mountain top to see Bangkalan t ...
and Sukolilo, while a larger version, the '' kroman'', has been used in this area for at least a century for inshore transport work.
Etymology
It is also known as alisalis or alis alis. The name come from Indonesian word ''alis'' which means "eyebrows". This may refer to an ornamental motif which does resemble a pair of eyebrows, often applied to the top of the bow. Eyebrows are an important aspect of feminine beauty in traditional Indonesian culture, and these boats strongly associated with the feminine — on the northwest coast they were commonly referred as ''parao bini'', which means "female boat".
Description
These boats come from varying size between 5 metres long to more than 10 metres. Usually the length is no more than 4 times the size of its mast.Horridge (2015). p. 64. The ribs are never excessive on the hull. The hull was held together by the boat's stempost in its tip, with hidden wooden dowel in the corner of the planks.Horridge (2015). p. 65. In the 19th century there are some models with outrigger, but now they are rarely seen. The rigging used is the traditional triangular '' layar lete'' with short mast. At the stern of the boat is a wide storage space (about as wide as the boat itself), covered from rain by bamboo cover. A row of fire pots in this storage space supports the pots for boiling water. Firewood and fish were stored in the deckhouse. These ''perahu'' were lightly built so they may be fast, for carrying fish from in the Java sea.Horridge (2015). p. 66. Small lis alis is an open vessel, it doesn't have roofing. Lis alis is a bifid-ended boat (with double stem and sternpost), the lower "jaw" called , or is an elongation of the keel that functions as a bumper.
Role
Lis-alis boats usually provide cargo carrying services in general, carrying the catch from fishing boats at the same area, and as ferry boats from Gresik
Gresik Regency ( older spelling: Grissee, ) is a regency within East Java Province of Indonesia. As well as a large part of the Surabaya northern and western suburbs, it includes the offshore Bawean Island, some 125 km to the north of Java an ...
to Madura
Madura Island is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java. The island comprises an area of approximately (administratively 5,379.33 km2 including various smaller islands to the east, southeast and north that are administrat ...
. Bigger lis-alis act as favorite transport boat to carry fishes from other fisherman in sea to Surabaya. The boats is about 10–12 metres long with a deckhouse that carried processing plant for preserving the fish in the sea. They brought about 0.5 ton rough sea salt in a box. Fishes were sterilized in cooking water, then grinded and stirred in the pot until it cools down and packed in bottles to be sold as shrimp paste
Shrimp paste or prawn sauce is a fermented condiment commonly used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisines. It is primarily made from finely crushed shrimp or krill mixed with salt, and then fermented for several weeks. They are ei ...
. The reason for this sea sterilization is that there are not enough space to dry the fish in the boat, rainstorms often occurring and ice was not used. This means a cargo of fishes won't last long, especially if there are sudden strong winds.
See also
Other Madurese vessels: *Leti leti
Leti leti is a type of traditional transport vessel from East Madura, Indonesia, especially from the administrative district of Sumenep. The leti leti is a recent development, the hull form and sail were developed in the 19th century. In 1979 sail ...
*Janggolan
Janggolan refers to two different type of ''perahu'' from Indonesia. One is from Madura, and the other from Bali. The Madurese janggolan is a type of indigenously constructed boat, meanwhile Balinese janggolan is an indigenous boat with western-st ...
*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 ...
Other perahu from Nusantara:
*Lambo
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* Lambo (boat), an Indonesian traditional merchant boat
* Lambo (''Reborn!''), a fictional character from the manga series ''Reborn!''
* ''Lambo'' (album), the 14th studio album by Anna Vissi
* Lamborghini, an Italian sports ...
*Mayang (boat)
Perahu Mayang or simply mayang is a type of fishing boat from Java, Indonesia. This type of boat is used mainly for fishing and trading. Historically, this indigenous vessel is also favored by European skippers and private merchants for trading in ...
*Pencalang
Pencalang is a traditional merchant ship from Nusantara. Historically it was called as pantchiallang or pantjalang. It was originally built by Malay people from the area of Riau and the Malay Peninsula, but has been copied by Javanese shipwrights ...
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. Sailboat types Indonesian inventions Boats of Indonesia {{Fishing vessel topics