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 9:
Murik Basket Bag, very small, thin handle
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Murik Basket Bag, very small, thin handle
Basket bag, very small, with thin handle. Light beige, with some beige and red weave throughout.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Plant fiber, pigment
Dimensions: W 7" x H 5"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
