This beautiful beaded baby carrier panel was made by a Dayak woman in Borneo, ca. 1890-1935 as a way of warding off evil spirits seeking to steal a child's vulnerable soul.

Dayak Beaded Baby Carrier Panel - No. 154

Featuring Stylized Dragons and Anthropomorphs

Probably Made by a Kayan Woman of the Upper Mahakam River Area, ca. 1890-1935

European glass beads, vegetal fiber thread

17.25 x 7.75 in / 43.8 x 19.7 cm

Unpublished.

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