Early 19th century
Height 12 1/2"
Provenance: Private collection, Belgium
Jose Ramon Pons Oliveras, Barcelona
While stilt-walking was widely practiced across Polynesia, only in the Marquesas were such figural and decorated stilt steps created — and then only for elite ceremonial display, never for common use. Comparable examples are held in the collections of the British Museum, Musée du quai Branly, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Early 19th century
Height 12 1/2"
Provenance: Private collection, Belgium
Jose Ramon Pons Oliveras, Barcelona
While stilt-walking was widely practiced across Polynesia, only in the Marquesas were such figural and decorated stilt steps created — and then only for elite ceremonial display, never for common use. Comparable examples are held in the collections of the British Museum, Musée du quai Branly, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
