ON display at one corner of the museum the padekawang is a picture of strength and simplicity. Unpainted, the ship’s sides still clearly bear the veins and fibers of the kyo ba’do (iron wood) of which the vessel is made. No engine, no iron nails. All parts are assembled and fastened with wooden pins and dowels. The sails are made of neatly woven rumbia leaves, the mast a wulung bamboo tripod. Christened Hati Marege, the padewakang kee