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Object Number 995-30-70/5691
Display Title Baby carrier
Descriptions
Object Description Baby carrier made of a wood body and having a wooden seat. Multicolored bead design of an anthropomorphic figure--multiple headed. Bat's teeth and animal bone circle the top of the carrier. Three brass medallions hang from the carrier's sides (2 on right, 1 on left). Fabric covered straps and 2 wooden figurines present.
Inventory Description Baby carrier, wood frame, bead, tooth, coin and beaded figure design, 2 straps
Classification
  • Baby Carrier
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dayak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Kalimantan
Additional Geographic Terms Kalimantan, Northwestern
Dimensions Overall: 33.5 x 31 x 14 cm (13 3/16 x 12 3/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-30-70/5691
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Monni Adams, 1995
Provenance
Collector Margaret Slattery (ca. 1973)
Donor Dr. Monni Adams (11/8/1995)

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