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Stilt Step
18th–19th century
Object Place: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 10.2 cm (13 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eric and Esther Fortess in memory of Leo and Lillian Fortess
Accession Number2016.396
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsDecorative arts
ProvenanceJuly 12, 1977, anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, lot 104, sold to Leo and Lillian Fortess, Honolulu, HI; by descent, through the Fortess Family Limited Partnership, to their son, Eric Fortess, Newton, MA; 2016, gift of Eric and Esther Fortess to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)