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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LOT 14:
Twisted Rope belt with Nassa Shell
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Vendu pour: $50
Prix de départ:
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$100 - $200
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Twisted Rope belt with Nassa Shell
Twisted rope belt made of several strands of twisted rope, with zigzag Nassa shell decoration. Very intricately designed.
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: plant fiber rope, small Nassa shells
Dimensions: L 20"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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