Stilt Step "tapuva'e" - Marquesas Islands - Apr 13, 2024 | Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-muenster In Bavaria
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Stilt step "tapuva'e" - Marquesas Islands
Stilt step "tapuva'e" - Marquesas Islands
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Description
wood, base
H: 37,5 cm, H: 14,8 inch

Provenance:
Christie's London, 18 June 1991, Lot 81
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

Lit.: Langsdorff, Voyages and Travels, 1813, S. 168-169
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Stilt step "tapuva'e" - Marquesas Islands

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