Batak Calendar/Porhalaan Sumatra

Description

Old Batak calendar carved on water buffalo bones. A language and text that is almost extinct. Originally from Sumatra, Indonesia.

The datu followed a lunar calendar influenced by Hindu tradition. The days of a month correspond with Moon phases. Because the calendar held fast to 30-day months, some calendar have an extra thirteenth month in order to reconcile leap years or to make calculating a date that falls into the following year.

Dimensions: 1.75″ x 6.5″ x 12.5″ (14.5″ on the stand)