A rare Dayak beaded baby carrier panel featuring a two-headed dragon wtih a single white eye. Long ago, this panel was attached to the back of a rattan baby carrier, where it helped to scare away evil spirits seeking to steal the child's soul.

Dayak Beaded Baby Carrier Panel - No. 226

Featuring Stylized Two-Headed Dragon with One White Eye

Probably made by a Kenyah Woman of Sarawak or Kalimantan, ca. 1890-1920

European glass beads, vegetal fiber thread.

11.5 x 8 in / 29 x 20 cm

Published:

Valerie Hector, "Evoking the Aso':

‘Dayak Beaded Baby Carrier Panels with Dragon-Dog Motifs" (2022), Fig. 12.

Price on Request.