Specifications

• Height: 32 cm
• Material: wood, shell
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: bah
• Price realised: € 68.750,-

Provenance

Baron Verwilghe, Brussels, Sothebys, Paris 14-12-16, lot 39

Publications

Ref.: Sellato, Bernard (1992), Hornbill and Dragon, ill. 294

Additional information

According to Sellato (op. cit) this wooden baby carrier hails from the upper Barito. The design of the anthropomorphic heads shows more upper Mahakam affinity, i.e. Bahau or Modang.

Photo credits

Sotheby’s, Paris