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AN IRONWOOD ‘UDOK’ BABY CARRIER, DAYAK, BAHAU, BORNEO, LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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AN IRONWOOD ‘UDOK’ BABY CARRIER, DAYAK, BAHAU, BORNEO, LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The curved basket with a crest seat, finely carved in relief with a large mask with pierced circular eyes, a broad triangular nose, and an open mouth revealing teeth, all flanked by foliate motifs. The sides with loops to hook rattan straps woven from palm leaves.

Provenance: A private collection in Bali, Indonesia, and thence by descent within the family.
Condition: Extensive wear, losses, natural imperfections, traces of use, age cracks, nicks, and scratches. Some repairs and touchups. The central motif is preserved very well.

Weight: 2,997 g
Dimensions: Height 32 cm

The present lot is from the central highlands of Borneo, where it was believed that in the early stages of a child’s life the soul was not firmly attached to the body, thus able to wander through the forest and encounter danger. Hence the Dayak performed elaborate rituals to help repel bad spirits which included elaborate carriers to protect their children. Mothers on the island of Borneo carry their infants on their backs using this type of carrier. The decorations are intended to protect infants from harm. This carrier bears the face of an udok, an underworld creature with the power to keep evil spirits at bay.

In their seminal study, Whittier and Whittier (Baby Carriers. A Link Between Social and Spiritual Values Among the Kenyah Dayak of Borneo, 1988) divide the baby carriers of the Kenyah-Kayan Dayak complex into three categories: those with wickerwork backs decorated with beaded mesh, those supported by carved wooden or bone uprights, and those made of hardwood, featuring carved faces in high relief.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 8 November 2021, lot 76
Estimate: EUR 7,000 or approx. EUR 7,900 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Architectural zoomorphic element, Dayak, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving. Note the similar size (28 cm).

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