Baby carrier "hawat" ("havat"/ "avaat") ·  Indonesia - Borneo, Kenyah or Kayan Dayak · ID: 3051165

Description

wood, rattan, glass beads,

As well as displaying the prestige and wealth of the family, the Dayak beaded baby carrier was created to give cosmological protection to a baby when it left the safety of the communal compound with its mother.

The beaded panel (“aban”) acted as a barrier against potentially dangerous spirits who might approach from the rear. Popular motifs for the “aban” included protective dragons (“aso”), and the figures and faces of ancestor spirits.

The object Baby carrier “hawat” (“havat”/ “avaat”) with the object ID 3051165 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 283 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

de Grunne, Bernard, Dayak from Borneo, Brussels 2015, p. 82 ff.