THE Bajo ethnic group is a famed seafaring tribe. In the past they made boats their homes. Today, they have built houses in Muna Island waters, Southeast Sulawesi, still in the sea. Their dwellings are made of light construction materials such as mangrove wood for main pillars, zinc sheeting for roofs and planks for walls.

They have also set up villages similar to those found on land. One of them is Tapi-Tapi village, half a kilometer from the w