Tanja sail

"Layar tanjong" redirects here. For the cape in western Java, see Tanjung Layar.
A lanong with three tanja sails of the Iranun people of the Philippines
The "Luf Boat", a Micronesian catamaran with tanja sails in the Humboldt Forum, obtained in 1903 from Luf Island, Hermit Islands, Bismarck Archipelago

Tanja sail (Malay: layar tanjak) or tanja rig is a type of sail commonly used by the Austronesian people, particularly in Maritime Southeast Asia. It is also known as the tilted square sail, canted rectangular sail, rectangular balance lug, or balance lug sail in English.[1][2][3]: 102–103 [4]: 608  In historical sources, a tanja sail is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a lateen sail or simply square sail.[5]

  1. ^ Hawkins, Clifford W. (1982). Praus of Indonesia. Nautical Books. p. 47.
  2. ^ Liebner, Horst (November 1992). "Remarks on the terminology of boatbuilding and seamanship in some languages of Southern Sulawesi". Indonesia Circle. School of Oriental & African Studies. Newsletter. 21 (59–60): 18–44. doi:10.1080/03062849208729790.
  3. ^ Hourani, George Fadlo (1951). Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
  4. ^ Needham, Joseph (1971). Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part III: Civil Engineering and Nautics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ Reid, Anthony (2000). Charting the Course of Early Modern Southeast Asia. Silkworm Books. ISBN 9747551063.