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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 325713, member: 2844&quot;]Well, two Sulawesi items from one person..... I&#039;d love to see more.</p><p><br /></p><p>My main interest in Indonesia is Madura and East Java (I still see them as separate entities, despite the current union, call me old-fashioned<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />). But I love beauty of any kind, and in my searches I always come across other Indonesian art as well.</p><p>Being part-Madurese, from the Cakraningrat (Tjakraningrat) family, I have a soft spot for Gowa-Makassar. We were often allies, and many Makassarese aristocrats found a new home in Madura after their exile in the 17th century.</p><p>In times past the Gowans-Makassarese were formidable navigators and traders, probably the best in Asia. The Buginese have the reputation, but if you study maritime history they were often surpassed by the Gowans-Makassarese. The Buginese have a beautiful culture too, by the way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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