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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Hupa Yurok Basket Hat
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Hupa Yurok Basket Hat
Early 20th Century Hupa basket hat. Hoopa Valley California. Seam separated at base of basket otherwise in remarkable condition for age.
Region: Northern California
Country: United States of America
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Peeled willow and redbud
Dimensions: 3 1/2" Tall 6 1/2" in Diameter
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection