Marquesas Islands Stilt Step-Andre Breton-Polynesian Art-Oceanic Art
Great Marquesas Island stilt step from the Mark Blackburn Collection, published in the massive book “Polynesia: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art” written by Adrienne Kaeppler of the Smithsonian in 2010.
The piece is ex. Andre Breton and ex. Patricia Witshof—a superb provenance.
18th/early 19th century
13 ¾” in height