A beautiful beaded baby carrier panel by the Dayak peoples of Borneo featuring large stylized scrolls and other motifs on a vibrant orange background. Beaded baby carrier panels were believed capable of deflecting negative spirits.

Beaded Baby Carrier Panel - No. 192

Featuring Stylized Scrolls and Other Motifs

Probably made by a Sebop or Basap woman of Brunei or Kalimantan, ca. 1900-1935

European glass beads, vegetal fiber thread.

9.75 x 6 in / 24.75 x 15.25 cm

Unpublished.

Comparable Example:

Heidi Munan, Beads of Borneo (2005), p. 52, Middle Left.

Price on Request.