Indonesian Palelintangan or Astrological Calendar, Framed

A grid of small scenes, and each one has a view on your plans.

This palelintangan or astrological calendar comes from Bali, Indonesia, late 19th or early 20th century, in pigment on cotton, framed. Balinese calendars of this type were consulted to find auspicious days, drawing on a cycle of days, deities and creatures that remains in use on the island. Rows of compartments fill the cloth, each holding a figure or an animal among lines of script. Red dominates, with touches of gold, green and black. The cloth looks creased and irregular at the edges. Framed, it measures 81.25 inches wide and 63.75 high.

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