Lot n° 111
Estimation :
1500 - 2500
EUR
Vaeake stilt stirrup. Tiki in the form of a caryatid, shown - Lot 111
Vaeake stilt stirrup. Tiki in the form of a caryatid, shown standing with both hands on his belly. The use of stilts with decorated handles and sculpted tiki-shaped stirrups for sporting competitions and fights at the time of funeral celebrations was a particularity of the Marquesas Islands. In a myth collected by K. von den Steinen, the young hero carries on his travels his ornaments, the stilt stirrups, which his father gave him and which made him a champion. Wood with dark, glossy patina. Height: 29 cm. Marquesas Islands. 19th century.
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