Kalamudeng Calendar Fauna

Kalamudeng is a Javanese-Balinese lunar calendar that guides seasonal timing and fate interpretation, often used in agriculture and spiritual rituals. Adorned with animal carvings symbolizing various elements and fortunes, the calendar’s symbols represent natural rhythms and cosmic influences. To read it, one aligns the lunar month with the wuku cycles and animal symbols, such as a snake for caution during storms or a rooster for productivity. Counting days involves matching lunar phases to these symbols, which indicate both practical and spiritual meanings. Used seasonally and during ceremonies, the Kalamudeng serves as a timeless tool connecting people to nature and destiny.

Java-Bali Agricultural and Spiritual Calendar, repro 2000
made in Bojonegoro, East Java
Material: Painted wooden carving
Dimension: 50 x 38,5 x 1 cm