Ancient Gold gong Nekara

Relics of antiquity in the form of gong nekara discovered accidentally by one of the original coastal fishing Jampea Island, South Sulawesi islands Selayar. Precious objects was inadvertently caught in the nets of fish while he was fishing. The discovery of the object instantly create commotion local community.

The beginning of the discovery of the nekara gong, when the fishermen took to the sea to catch fish using nets as usual tool does. But when pulling nets, fishing nets snagged it felt tool on an object on the seabed and when getting pulled, feels heavy. Without thinking, the fishermen went straight down and dive to the ocean floor to release a snagged net. The fishing was unbelievable shock, it turns out when he saw his net caught on the strange object resembling a gong. Realized that the object was not finding things carelessly, then the fishermen concerned to act immediately to save the findings goods ashore. After being allowed to stand for several months, emerging information, when fishermen concerned, its findings will sell goods at a price of Rp. 40.000.000, -.

Information discovery and antiques sales plan is eventually reached the ears of officials of Culture & Tourism District Selayar Islands. They ensure that the artifacts are objects of cultural heritage and should be in the asylum. Department of art and archeology (gauge, red) Disbudpar locals, immediately took action to form a fact-finding team to discover the existence of objects of cultural heritage information finding Jampea fishermen from the island. Various elements involved in the search include Disbudpar, village and sub-district heads, as well as the journalists who joined in the Community container culture journalist.

Search ongoing for several months and did not produce results. A number of village and district in the local area who are involved in this nekara gong down existence, failed to get information from the community. Information discovery nekara gong is actually gone and suddenly vanished in the dust bath. Finally, the team decided to suspend the search until the time limit is not specified.

Have a former member of parliament Gong Nekara

Long time no news heard from again, entering mid-January 2013, this presence information nekara gong back sticking to the surface. One former member of parliament Selayar Islands, named Ir. Wildfire, rumored to store and have a gong nekara ancient objects.

Not wanting to lose the prey item for the second time, the ranks of officers and the ancient art of Culture & Tourism directly went home to be with the former member of parliament concerned to ensure the existence of objects referred to.

As a result, a bronze gong nekara green color coated metal, iron, tumera, and gold was found stored in the private residence of a former member of parliament during 2005-2010 that. On the left and right side, there is a handle resembling ears. Being at the top, there are ornate, four-eyed frog statue of gold and twelve pictorial circle direction of the wind, and a small circle of pictorial elephant which is right at the center of the circle of the compass.

On the bottom right and left sides, there is an ornament of: images of elephants, palm trees, and a heron. After seeing this thing, the Disbudpar, direct coordination with the Provincial Archaeological Preservation Hall-South Sulawesi to think of objects of cultural heritage rescue historic relics recognized, Ir. Wildfire, a relic of his family.

In addition nekara gong, in the front yard of the house, the former member of parliament Selayar Islands also found an ancient urn that serves as a flower pot with entrenched positions on the ground.

Ownership nekara gong by former member of parliament Selayar Islands of the National Awakening Party strengthens the case there are a few other scattered gong nekara region Selayar Islands district.