Celurit
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| Celurit | |
|---|---|
 An old woman in Indonesia holding type of Celurit called Arit or Sabit. | |
| Type | Sickle, Billhook |
| Place of origin | Indonesia (Madura Island) |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Madurese |
| Specifications | |
| Blade type | Single crescent edge |
| Hilt type | Wooden |
| Scabbard/sheath | Leather or without sheath |
A celurit or clurit is generally a sickle (sometimes other variants include the billhook) with a pronounced crescent-blade patterns which curves more than half a circle and a long handle, is widely used for agricultural purposes and also in Pencak Silat. When compared to the arit, the celurit is slightly larger.[1]
Although the celurit (or also generally known as a sabit) is widely used throughout the Indonesian archipelago for agricultural purposes, somehow it is strongly associated with the culture of the Madurese and is frequently used by them as well especially by the leaders who called themselves Sakera. It is possibly used as an agricultural tool in the Banyuwangi region on East Java and then conveyed to Madura.[2]
Besides the arit and sabit, other variations of the celurit includes the arek, caluk, calok, bendo arit (billhook), bhiris and so on depending on the geographical area and curvature of the crescent blade.
