Bidspirit Auktion | A magnificent Kayan wooden baby-carrier

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