Onin Fafak Peninsulacement Relationships in the Network of Nusantara Archepelago Maritime, 1900’s

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue XII, December 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Onin Fafak Peninsulacement Relationships in the Network of Nusantara Archepelago Maritime, 1900’s

 Ester Yambeyapdi¹*, Susanto Zuhdi², Didik Pradjoko³
¹ Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Cenderawasih, Jayapura
² Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia
³ Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia
Correspondence Author*

Abstract: This research aims to explain the characteristics of the Onin Fakfak peninsula and its relations to the Nusantara archipelago. The Onin Fakfak peninsula in the maritime network of Nusantara archipelago has been known since the 7th century during the Sriwijaya empire and in the 12th century, when the name Onin (Wwanim) was mentioned in the book Negarakertagama by Mpu Prapanca, a famous Majapahit poet of his time. The Onin Fakfak peninsula was known as a shipping route with other parts of the archipelago for its trade in the nutmeg spice, in addition to its ability to sail, pirate, and as a center for slave transactions. Nutmeg has an important role in the life of every native Fakfak. In the life cycle of every native child of Mbaham Matta, nutmeg becomes one of the plants that form his daily activities and its use is life knowledge. Picking – harvesting nutmeg is a symbol of maintaining kinship ties and the responsibility for feeding the family; selling nutmeg is a symbol of building communication and social relations with outsiders; and caring for nutmeg hamlets is a symbol of treating nature wisely.

Keywords: relations, Onin Fakfak peninsula, maritime network, Nusantara archepelago

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Background

Shipping and trade has always been vital to Southeast Asian people. Due to its unique nature of being accessible by sea traffic and controlling the maritime route between China (the largest international market in recorded history) and human settlement centers such as India, the Middle East, and Europe, this leeward region has of course always been affected by the increasingly speedy international maritime trade. Its products are cloves, nutmeg, sandalwood, sapwood, camphor and varnish. Spices became important because the greatest profit was obtained from them, and because the traders who came to look for them introduced many other merchandise in the cities and production areas. (Reid, 2011, p. 11)

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