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Bajo tribe is located in southeast Sulawesi Wakatobi region which is famous for its underwater natural beauty. until now the tribe of bajo not only in southeast Sulawesi, they colonized the islands in the southern Sulawesi city of Watampone example. small settlements in the eastern city they adapt. not only in this place there is also interest in the Bajo other archipelago. they build their own community and have a habit or custom of his ancestors believed in, until now the tribe of bajo was able to adapt to the locals. Bajo tribe has a lot of its own uniqueness, for example to make the boat as his residence. more than they earn their living, the sea is the only mainstay of life began to take up residence and economic activism. apart from the traditional craft of weaving cloth is an integral activity of the women in the weaving motif. until now the tribe believes bajo more local knowledge than many modern instruments that are still growing in the sea outside the culture. views of history, ancestors of the bajo came from johor malaysia. Once long ago the princess of the royal johor lost some where, so the king ordered all citizens took the initiative to find a princess. not only across johor but also to Sulawesi, even according Once the princess would prefer to remain in Sulawesi and in the end she married with prince of bugis. and in line with it, the people who told to by your majesty the king also chose to remain in the islands. then until now is that there are tribes bajo.

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