This stunning beaded baby carrier by the Dayak peoples of Borneo was once attached to the back of a rattan baby carrier as a kind of spiritual shield for deflecting negative spirits.

Dayak Beaded Baby Carrier Panel - No. 179

Featuring Dragon and Mask Motifs in a Rare Quadrilateral Symmetry

Probably Made by a Kenyah Woman of Sarawak or Kalimantan, ca. 1890-1935

European glass beads, vegetal fiber thread

10.5 x 9.5 in / 26.7x 24 cm

Published:

Valerie Hector, The Art of Beadwork:

Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design (2005), p. 57

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