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 238:
Bobo Bird Mask from Burkina Faso
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Bobo Bird Mask from Burkina Faso
Mask with red, blue, black stripes, triangular top, beak and very round protruding eyes in red/black/white. We do not believe this mask is from the same region as the other Papua New Guinea masks in this collection.
Date: Early 20th Century
Material: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H 31"/ 79 cm x W 16"/ 41 cm
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
