Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)
Marquesan
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Caption
Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm) b: 13 9/16 × 4 1/8 in. (34.5 × 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)
Date
before 1848
Geography
Place made: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Medium
Carved wood
Classification
Dimensions
a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm) b: 13 9/16 × 4 1/8 in. (34.5 × 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund
Accession Number
37.2981PAa-b
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