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I find it difficult to obtain information about the traditional weapon of
eastern Java (Madura). I therefore seek resources from various web sites and
blogs. I got this information from senior blogger.
Sickles
SOCIETY SPECIAL WEAPONS Madura, East Java
For the
people of Madura, sickles can not be separated from their culture and
traditions to this day. The traditional weapon has a blade-shaped curved blade
shape is what became his trademark. Sickles into Madurese typical weapon
commonly used as a weapon carok.
This
legendary weapon as a weapon commonly used by a character named Sakera.
Madurese communities typically enter khodam, a type of supernatural beings who
occupy an object, into a sickle with prayers chanting way before carok. However,
basically the main function of this weapon is one of the main farming tool.
History and
Myth
Carok
is more synonymous terms to describe the bloody fights with weapons made
sickles which incidentally is the traditional weapon of Madura. The theme of
this post uploaded on the site Bangkalan-memory.net, but currently dead rich
site, and because it is a review of history, there is no point bad posted in
Free. But do not include photographs of victims carok, for fear of bad readers
eat later after look terrible pictures due carok.
Really carok
is inherited ancestral culture Madura tribe? should first read this post until
the end, even though many Madura people who do not know the history of this
culture carok fights.
Carok and
sickles like two sides of a coin. Another one can not be separated. It appeared
among the Madurese since the Dutch colonial era of the 18th century AD Carok a
knight symbol in the fight for self-respect (honor).
At times
Cakraningrat, Joko Tole and Panembahan Semolo in Madura, not knowing the
culture. Culture and a time that is killing people using a knight with a sword
or dagger. Weapons sickles began to emerge in the days of Mr. Sakera legend.
Foreman cane from Pasuruan hardly left any sickles go into the garden to
supervise the workers.
Sakera sickle
is a symbol of resistance to the common people. So what to do with the duel?
Carok in ancient Kawi language means a fight. It usually involves two people or
two large families. Even among residents of a village in Bangkalan, Sampang,
and Pamekasan. Triggers of this form of seizure carok position in the palace,
infidelity, land seizure, it could be hereditary grudge for many tahun.Pada
12th century AD, the time of the kingdom of Madura is currently led by King
Cakraningrat and 14th century under the rule of Joko Tole, the term carok not
yet known. Even during the reign of penembahan Semolo, son of Saud Bindara son
Sunan Kudus in the 17th century AD there is no term carok. The emergence of
culture on the island of Madura duel begins in the Dutch colonial era, namely
the 18th century AD After Mr. Sakerah caught and hanged in Pasuruan, East Java,
He was later buried in the city Bangkil. Or rather in the region Bekacak,
Village Kolursari, the most southern region Bangkil City.
The
lower classes started to dare to fight the oppressors. His weapon is a sickle.
That's when incurred courage to fight. However, at that time they did not
realize, when instigated by the Dutch. They pitted the family group Blater
(hero) who becomes an accomplice Dutch colonists, who is also a fellow of the
nation. Due to that provocation Netherlands, blater groups often do carok at
that time.
At the time
they did not use a weapon duel sword or dagger, as was done anciently Madurese
community, but using sickles as weapons flagship. Sickle weapon is accidentally
given to the blater Netherlands with the aim of damaging the image of Mr.
Sakera as the legitimate owner of the weapon. Because he is a rebel from the
students and a devout Muslim Islamic running. Sakera sickles used as a symbol
of resistance against Dutch colonial rabble.
As for the
Netherlands, sickle symbolized as a weapon of the hero and the villain. The
Dutch apparently successful efforts pervaded most of the Madurese and into his
life philosophy. That if there are problems, infidelity, seizure of land, and
so always use the road carok policy. The reason is for the sake of the dignity.
The term, better than the whites of the eyes of white bone. That is, it is
better to die rather than bear the shame berkalang ground. No wonder if there
is the issue of the affair and the struggle for land in Madura and the Madurese
descent in Java and Kalimantan are always resolved by way of individual and
mass duel. The weapon used was always sickles. Similarly, when performing
criminal acts, also using sickles.
Such
conditions ultimately, the community of Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Irian Jaya,
Sulawesi taste like carok Madurese, abusive, false bravado, loud, like a
divorce, do not know manners, and if you kill people using sickles. But it was
not all so Madurese community. Madurese who have refined attitude, gentleman,
said softly, not like a divorce, not quarrelsome, without the use of weapons
sickles, and so usually are students from the community. They are descendants
of those ancient aimed against the Dutch colonialists. After a few years the
Dutch colonizers left the island of Madura, carok culture and use sickles to
finish off his opponent is still there, be it in Bangkalan, Sampang, and
Pamekasan. They think the culture of creation ancestors, not realizing when
modified Dutch colonizers. (Source: http://mulkymaurival.blogspot.com/)
Type and size
of sickles
Based on the
shape of the blade, sickle can be divided into:
- Sickles
Flower Turi
- Sickles
Wulu Pitik / Chicken Feather
While the
size of sickles known size 5 (the smallest) to size 1 (at large)
The structure
of sickle
Generally
sickles have upstream (grip / handles) made of wood, while the wood used is
quite diverse, including wooden flowers, wooden Stingi, guava wood, wood
temoho, and other wood. At the upper end of the 10-15 cm along the rope are
useful for mennggantung / binding sickles. At the upper end there is usually a
screw / overdraft / cungkilan deep as 1-2 cm.
Sickles
Gloves made of leather, usually derived from a thick skin that kebo or
cowhide and other leather. Leather Gloves are made according to the shape of
the curved blades, and has ties at the end of the glove close to the handle as
a safety. Gloves sickles just stitched 3/4 from the end of sickles, sickles
that can easily and quickly pull / removed from the sheath. Generally glove
decorated with carvings / simple ornaments.
Sickle blades
using various types of metal, for the good quality of stainless steel is
typically used, railroad scrap metal, iron bridges, iron car. As for the low
quality use ordinary steel or iron. Sickle blades have a bond that is attached
to a wooden handle and penetrate until the end of the hilt. Part of sickles
were also made to follow the shape of a semicircle screw blade. Sometimes the
blade there is a simple circle ornament along the blade sickles.
Making
Process
Before
working on the blade sickles, blacksmith regular fasting beforehand. In fact
every year, precisely in Mawlid, do a little ritual at the forge. This ritual
is accompanied by offerings of grilled chicken, rice and water flowers. The
offering was then prayed in the mosque. Only after that, the water splashed
into interest bearing iron forge place. If there are believed to be in
violation of (disturbing), he will get sick disaster. Until now, tombuk or
forge iron bearing bypassed abstinence first occupied by people.
The first
thing is always done in the making, is to choose the desired iron. For the best
quality used sickles iron or iron rail car / jeep. The choice of an iron rod is
then cleaved with forged many times to get the dial. After obtaining the desired
slab, flat iron was then heated to a certain degree point.
Metal that
has been smoldering and forged it repeatedly until it forms an arch in
accordance with the desired type of sickles. Forging is done with precision.
After reaching the desired curvature, grinded and polished blade sickles. Once
inserted / plugged into the receiver that has been prepared in advance. And
continued by giving the rope to the handle. Last slats finished with a sheath
made using kebo leather / cow and have carved / inlaid, where ukurana sheath
adapted to the shape of the blades. To make the best quality sickles takes 2 to
4 weeks.
Sickles and
Pencak Silat
In Madura,
found many martial arts college that teaches how to use sickles. Although only
an inanimate object, use sickles have a variety of ways. It depends on the
intent of the wearer. Where colleges use sickles parried menggajarkan not just
taught to knock the opponent. However, a fighter must have a clean mind with
based on religion. (Source: kebudayaanindonesia.net).
