Old leather and needlework tapestry on dowels

This tapestry is about 4 feet long and two feet wide and features old leather bound to a paisley like needlework.  It is bound in tabs on two dowels.  I cannot figure out what it is, where it originated and how much it is worth. I have stumped one appraiser already.  It was purchased at an antique mall in Florida 20 years ago.  Someone once suggested it was a nomadic baby carrier.