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Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa-b_overall.jpg)
Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa-b_overall.jpg)
Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa-b_overall.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa-b_overall.jpg)

Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAb_overall.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAb_overall.jpg)

Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa_detail2.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa_detail2.jpg)

Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAb_detail1.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAb_detail1.jpg)

Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAb_detail3.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAb_detail3.jpg)

Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa_overall.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa_overall.jpg)

Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAb_detail2.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAb_detail2.jpg)

Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa_detail1.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa_detail1.jpg)

Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa_detail3.jpg)

Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa_detail3.jpg)

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Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Marquesan
MEDIUM Carved wood
  • Place Made: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
    • DATES before 1848
    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)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.2981PAa-b
    CREDIT LINE Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Marquesan. Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae), before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa-b_overall.jpg)
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    Marquesan. <em>Pair of Stilt Steps (Tapuvae)</em>, before 1848. Carved wood, a: 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (36 × 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2981PAa-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2981PAa-b_overall.jpg)

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