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Foot piece for dancing stilt
Object Number 99-12-70/53585
Display Title Foot piece for dancing stilt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, flat base, curved back, standing human figure on front
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Marquesas Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 37 x 8 x 11 cm (14 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53585
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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