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A magnificent Kayan wooden baby-carrier
A magnificent Kayan wooden baby-carrier
Borneo - Kayan
Carved wood, raffia, shell inlay, glass beads.
Of semi-circular shape, this wonderful and complete example of 'ba' or 'hawat' (baby carrier) shows three frontal apotropaic figures that, according to some scholars, are always associated with high-ranking Kayan. The particular shape of the ba, with its shield-like quality, is widely used by the Dayak.
H cm 42