OLD DAYAK USED ANTIQUE BABY CARRIER BASKET WITH BEADS, BELLS, + SHELLS

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OLD DAYAK USED ANTIQUE BABY CARRIER BASKET WITH BEADS, BELLS, + SHELLS:
$1250.00

THIS IS AN OLD DAYAK USED BABY CARRIER: 1800\'S - 1900\'S! THIS REMARKABLE PIECE COMES FROM THE HEAD HUNTING TRIBE: \"DAYAK\" FROM BORNEO ISLAND IN INDONESIA. IT IS EXCELLENT CONDITION: NO BEAD LOSS OR DAMAGE. INFANTS ARE CARRIED ON THE DAYAK MOTHER\'S BACK IN THIS BEADED BASKET! THE DAYAK \"ASO\" DEITY GOD IS BEADED INTO THE DESIGN ON THE BASKET\'S BEADED FACE. THE SEAT OF THE BASKET IS WORN WHERE THE CHILD SAT. BRASS BELLS AND SHELLS DECORATE THE AREA AROUND BEADED PANEL. THIS RARE AND UNUSUAL PIECE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES HIGH BY 12 INCHES WIDE BY 6 INCHES DEEP. THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF ART! I WOULD KEEP IT IF I DID NOT NEED TO RAISE MONEY TO PAY PAST DUE BILLS. THIS IS A RARE AND UNUSUAL PIECE THAT COMES FROM MY GRANDFATHER\'S OLD TRIBAL ART COLLECTION. HE WORKED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, SOUTH AMERICA, AND AMERICA\'S SOUTH WEST IN THE 30\'S. HE TRAVELED TO BURMA, INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND MEXICO WITH A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHER. HE COLLECTED THIS PIECE DURING HIS TRAVELS. ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS AND THANKS FOR LOOKING. PLEASE SEE THE OTHER ITEMS THAT I HAVE UP FOR sale. GOOD LUCK TO THE HIGHEST buyer... WORLD WIDE SHIPPING: INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PAY FOR THE SHIPPING COST OF THE SERVICE THEY SELECT...The Dayak traditionally carry their children in a kind of wicker baskets (dayak baby carier or ba\' ), with a wooden base in the shape of a semicircle. Used for the manufacture of Rattan or ironwood (ironwood), with good flexibility, elasticity and strength.At first glance, ba\' is a practical, beautifully decorated vehicle for carrying children - one of the many unique in the world slings and bands. In reality it is not so. Ba\' is really a very practical thing, but at the same time, it is truly a work of art, endowed with supernatural properties and plays an important social role.Children are at infancy up to 2 to 3 years, are carried in this rare art form. The child sits in the \"basket\", facing forward, his legs hanging freely on the sides of his mother\'s body. This position allows the child to watch the events taking place around him over the shoulder of his mother, or from the comfort of sleep, resting her head on her back.The Dayak are the native people of Borneo, Indonesia. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic subgroups, located principally in the interior of Borneo, each with its own dialect, customs, laws, territory and culture, although common distinguishing traits are readily identifiable. Dayak languages are categorised as part of the Austronesian languages in Asia. The Dayak were animist in belief; however many converted to Christianity, and some to Islam more recently. Estimates for the Dayak population range from 18 to 20 million.In the past, the Dayak were feared for their ancient tradition of headhunting practices. Among the Iban Dayaks, the origin of headhunting was believed to be meeting one of the mourning rules given by a spirit.