Morning arrived at the Lagoon area of Banda water. Mountain fire Banda hits high with his gagah. While the smoke that collects from the settlement of citizens indicates daily activities has started in the hilly region in Banda Naira archipelago, Maluku. The island is one of the important history of the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia.
The region keeps the story about spices that have been handed down by the European nation in 16 and 17. Now the area leaves a storyline about the figure “parkenier— or Dutch offspring garden owner who is the last generation. Name: Pongky van den Broeke.
Pongky is a figure that became a history of living in the story of the villages in Banda Naira area. The skinny figure was gone that he said that he was the 13th offspring of the landowners of the windmill namely Paul van den Broeke, the brother of Pieter Jan van den Broeke which was the Dutch Navy admiral who did landing to Banda Island in 1621.
Nelayan is on the ship with the background of Gunung Api Banda, Maluku.
The smoke collection of household activity in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
Paul who is the first parkenier of the clan Van den Broeke in Banda Islands began to develop its first garden in Ay Island to Rhun Island. In a Dutch â journal record;€œTrouw— , the pala belongs to the family of Van de Broeke can produce 24 thousand pounds or 20 tons of nuts and 6,000 pounds or 2,9 tons of fuli (head flower) with 160 workers and 55 slaves.
Now Pongky only takes care of the 122.5 hectares of nuts, the heritage of the father Benny William Van de Broeke. The Pala by Pongky is now besides being processed into sweetness is also developed to take its oil (atsiri) and sold to a number of countries.
A variety of trials in managing the garden once Pongky tastes. The peak was the victim of the attack on the horizontal conflict in the Ambon region in 1999. She is lucky still able to survive. However, the child and his prophet died in the event. It is because he and his family is considered Dutch descendants stamped as a invader.
The facilities of settlements in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
Warga plays on the beach in Maluku.
But the event does not make it leave the land of his birth. The event has become a history of dive in his life. However, he stated that he has forgive all the things that have happened. He wants to live streamlined peacefully and continue living by managing the nutyard garden.
"From the first grandmother we live from the head. This plantation is built with full sacrifice. Please maintain this relics. Home Rawat is good for so on to the grandchild of grandchild", the 63-year male teacher, set the message from the dwarf of his father, who warned himself stayed with the head in Banda Naira.
Photo & Text: Muhammad Adimaja
There are European invaders in Banda Naira, Maluku. 350 years of Breda treaty in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
Pongky Van de Broeke shows photos of Pieter Van de Broeke in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
The workers pick the nuts in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
The details of the nuts are picked in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
Warga breaks nuts in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
Pongky Van de Broeke process the nuts into the nut oil (atsiri) in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
Package details contain nut oil (atsiri).
Pongky Van de Broeke poses in its home processing place in Banda Naira Islands, Maluku.
Editor : Danika Wahyu
