THE ANKO MONTHLY CALENDAR 



{August, lS89—Ji(ly, 18'J2) 



TUiguHofal P'a Siin. The calendar begins abont the 

 1889. The figure above the crescent (moon or month) 

 the antler of a deer, in allusion to the 

 name of this moon. No event is noted. 

 Tdijunotal P^a. The same sym- 

 bol is used for the mouth. No 

 event is recorded, because, as Anko 

 explains, this part of his original 

 calendar was accidentally burned. 



Gdl-indfo P^a. The name means 

 " Ten-colds moon," indicated by the 

 ten strokes below the crescent. 

 When this moon was one day old, 

 a woman falsely accused of being 

 ■with another man was whipped by 

 her husband ; indicated by the figure of a woman with 

 her head and one stroke below. 

 A'gd'nti. The first syllable of the name, (V, signifies a 

 has therefore indicated the moon 

 in its serial order by the figure of a 

 feather above the crescent. No 

 event is recorded. The three 

 strokes show that he drew the pic- 

 ture on the third day of the moon. 



first of August, 

 is intended for 



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Fig. 193— T'.-lgHri6tal P'a 

 Siin. 



Fro. 194— T'^gundtal 

 P'a. 



a rod touching 

 feather. Anko 



Fig. 195 — Gakiuat'o 

 P'a — Woman whipped. 



Flo. 196— A'gfi'nti. 



FlQ. 197— Ti-pgan 

 P'a— Wagou stalled. 



TepganP^a. The name means "Geese-going moon," and the crescent 

 lines inverted above the regular moon crescent is intended for a con- 

 ventional representation of a double line of flying geese (see next 

 figure). The rest of tlie picture means that his wagon was stalled on 



the second day of this moon. 



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