Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
By Willow Auction House
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Nov 16, 2021
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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 39:
Murik Basket Bag, with bold two-tone design
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Estimated price :
$200 - $400
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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
