Cloth Painting: Palelintangan, a Chart of Days, or Balinese Calendar
2002.17.0020
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Cloth Painting: Palelintangan, a Chart of Days, or Balinese Calendar (2002.17.0020) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | 20th century |
Culture | Balinese Hindu, Indonesian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 87.8 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 83.1 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
Weight | 156 g |
Measuring Remarks | 9/28/2005: Measurements taken for exhibit installation b JCH. 35 x 34 inches. |
Materials | Textile, Pigment |
Manufacturing Processes | Painting |
Munsell Color Information | N/A |
Research Remarks
Published Description | N/A |
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Description | Bali’s complex system of multiple calendars determines whether a particular day is favorable for a variety of activities, including weddings, trade, thievery, doctor’s visits, planting rice, and beginning a journey, just to name a few. Important ritual events and major holidays celebrated by Bali’s Hindu population are plotted by the convergence of days between the 210-day calendar (Pawukon) and the lunar calendar (Saka). |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | N/A |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Professor John Garvey. |
Reproduction | N/A |
Reproduction Information | N/A |