Kalulis

For the type of boat used by Majapahit empire, see Kelulus.
A sketch of Alfred Wallace, a kalulis used by Tim Severin.

Kalulis is a type of traditional boat from eastern Indonesia. It is mainly built in Kei islands, Southeast direction from Seram. It is mainly used for interinsular transport, but they are unsuitable for long haul voyages between Moluccas, Sulawesi, and Java.[1] It is also known as perahu kalulis, ang kalulis, kalulus, and kulis.[2]

  1. ^ Ellen, R. F. (2003). On the Edge of the Banda Zone: Past and Present in the Social Organization of a Moluccan Trading Network. University of Hawaii Press. p. 157. ISBN 9780824826765.
  2. ^ Lundberg, Anita (2003). "Time Travels in Whaling Boats". Journal of Social Archaeology. 3 (3): 312–333. doi:10.1177/14696053030033002. S2CID 161584281 – via Academia.edu.