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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Fine Aboriginal & Oceanic Arts
• Sale Date:
  10 Sep 2017 ~ 11am
• Lot #:
  118
• Lot Description:
  A Dayak Baby Carrier
  in classic form with carved ancestral motif to rear, minor chips to base, baby carriers or "Ba" were used to carry infants, whose souls were believed might wander, and therefore render the baby susceptible to illness or disease, the fierce ancestral face to the front assisting in the warding off of evil spirits. Dayak people, Borneo, Indonesia
  33 x 22 x 31 c; 33 x 22 x 31 cm
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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