Calendar

Museum number:
18-1059
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3223
Description:
Calendar, astrological; divided into 7 x 7 panels with depictions of gods and star signs; figures outlined in black with red coloring; tan cotton cloth in worn and repaired condition; “Kawi” captions. For determination of auspicious and inauspicious times for various undertakings of daily like. See 18-315 for another example. Very old calendar, Balinese, that has been re-inked. Width 1.63. Height 1.26 m.
Donor:
Hervey Clark and Mrs. Hervey Clark
Collection place:
Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Calendars (documents)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Calendar, accession number 18-1059, described as Calendar, astrological; divided into 7 x 7 panels with depictions of gods and star signs; figures outlined in black with red coloring; tan cotton cloth in worn and repaired condition; “Kawi” captions. For determination of auspicious and inauspicious times for various undertakings of daily like. See 18-315 for another example. Very old calendar, Balinese, that has been re-inked. Width 1.63. Height 1.26 m.

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