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T he anthropologist who makes the acquaintance of the people of Bawean will soon be struck by the dominant place occupied in their culture pattern by three elements, viz.:1.The inclination to migrate, merantau, which may almost be called a cultural ideal 2 2. Islam as the religion of the Bawean, and their frame of reference par excellence, 3. Magic.In this article we shall only discuss the migrations, and limit ourselves to a few aspects only.Our conclusions are tentative, and based on observations in a Bawean group comprising the inhabitants of eight ' pondok 3 .Before considering the Bawean migrations themselves, it \may be useful first to give a brief description of the island and its inhabitants by way of background information.
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