#44 • Dayak Borneo Baby Carrier Beaded Panel

Part of Professor’s Collection Part One: Pacific & Pre-Columbian Artifacts (live auction by Blue Box Auction Gallery)

Starting at $140.00

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Estimated Value: $450-750 Origin: Borneo Island, 19th Century Dimensions: 15x1x11 in. on the panel Condition: Light wear of the the thread along the edges and a few beads are missing.  Additional Information: A Dayak Borneo Baby Carrier Beaded Panel used to safeguard children form evil sprits. Typically it would be displayed and sewn onto the back of a woven baby carrier. The beaded design shows colorful swirling sun-like figures and designs. It is stretched onto a cloth panel.  Elaborate beadwork often displayed a families wealth or status. The Dayak people, are indigenous to Borne, are believed to safeguard the baby's soul.