Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
Willow Auction House
16.11.21
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, ארצות הברית

Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition


In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, recent Harvard University graduate, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people.


The results of his self-funded expedition is an extraordinary collection of hundreds of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, diaries, and letters left untouched for 85 years.

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Murik Basket Bag, with bold two-tone design

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מחיר פתיחה:
$ 100
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$200 - $400
עמלת בית המכירות: 28% לפרטים נוספים
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Murik Basket Bag, with bold two-tone design

Basket bag with bold two-tone (grey, red) weave design. Poor but original condition.

Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea


Date: circa 1900
Material: Plant fiber, pigment
Dimensions: W 23" x H 17"

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

 

 



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