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Baby Carrier

Object Number:P627A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Sebop
Provenience: Borneo
Brunei
Section:Oceanian
Materials:Wood
Peel
Glass
Bamboo
Plant Fiber
Height: 25.4 cm
Width: 38.1 cm
Depth: 15.24 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

Description

Baby carrier. Baby carrier with curved back of woven rattan peel in horizontal stripes of black and natural color, wooden seat. Outside of back covered with a beaded panel of yellow and black aso (dragon dog) designs. Broad woven rattan peel shoulder straps.

Bibliography:

[Article] Davenport, William H. "Selections from the Exhibition: The Dayaks: Peoples of the Borneo Rainforest". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 30. no. 1. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p 51 (1)View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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