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A Dayak baby carrier, in classic form with carved ancestral…
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Sydney
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10-Sep-2017
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A Dayak baby carrier, in classic form with carved ancestral motif to rear, minor chips to base, baby carriers or 'Ba' were used to carry infants, whose souls were believed might wander, and therefore render the baby susceptible to illness or disease, the fierce ancestral face to the front assisting in the warding off of evil spirits, Dayak people, Borneo, Indonesia, 33 x 22 x 31 c, 33 x 22 x 31 cm
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Tribal: S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific