Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
By Willow Auction House
Nov 16, 2021
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, United States

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 12:

PulPul Grass Skirt, three-toned with stripes in brown, reddish brown, and orange.

Throughout Ledoux's ...

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PulPul Grass Skirt, three-toned with stripes in brown, reddish brown, and orange.

Throughout Ledoux's Manuscript/Diaries (lot 108), and Field Notebooks (lot 110), he mentions these Pulpul grass skirts, explaining when short ones are worn, when long ones are worn, and even the ancient tradition of Pulpul tie-dying. Women and children wearing Pulpul grass skirts can be seen in Ledoux's various photographs.

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


Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Pulpul Grass, pigment
Dimensions: W 18" x L 14"


Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

 

 



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