Author: Mile, Abdul Muin Daeng; Lathief, Halilintar; Thomas, Martin, 1964-
Call no: 994.29 MIL
Year: 2005
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Abdul Muin Daeng Mile and Halilintar Lathief discuss the history and folklore concerning the long history of Macassan voyages to northern Australia to harvest trepang (sea cucumbers). Abdul Muin Daeng Mile is a farmer and a musician.
Halilintar Lathief acts as an interpreter for him. He is an artist and an academic at the State University of Macassar in South Sulawesi. They are part of Takbing Siwaliya, an ensemble of musicians that visited Australia as guests of the 2005 Garma Festival in Arnhem Land.