It is used by Macassan people for fishing, transport, and trading since at least 17th century AD.
[3]: 24 Patorani fishing boat has pajala type hull with Makassar-styled rudder mounting and tripod mast.
Some of them had bowsprit, adorned with pieces of wool, pendants, wooden fish carving, and other decorations.
[4] Patorani design remains largely unchanged for several hundred years, but sometimes in the end of the 19th century, boat builders adopted frames and decking of European origins.
Some of the frames reached above gun mount, and the tripod is used as pivot for 3 vertical stake that were connected to the flooring.