This Dayak beaded baby carrier panel features four open-jawed dragon heads with prominent teeth. It was once attached to the back of a rattan baby carrier, where it funtioned as a spiritual shield for deflecting negative spirits.

Dayak Beaded Baby Carrier Panel - No. 219

Featuring Open-Jawed Dragon Heads with Prominent Teeth

Probably made by a Kenyah woman of Sarawak or Kalimantan, ca. 1900-1935

European glass beads, vegetal fiber thread.

11 x 10 in / 28.5 x 25.5 cm

Unpublished.

Comparable Example Unknown.

Price on Request.