Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
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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 20:
Model Axe
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Prix de départ:
$
200
Prix estimé :
$300 - $400
Commission de la maison de ventes: 28%
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TVA: 6.625%
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Model Axe
Model axe (no blade) with rattan handle. Mounted on a stand.
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, rattan
Dimensions: H 24" x W 9"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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