Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
Nov 16, 2021
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, United States
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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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African Negro Art The Weyhe Gallery 1940
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African Negro Art The Weyhe Gallery 1940
A catalog of the Dr. Hans Himmelheber African Collection, The Weyhe Gallery , New York 1940. Photos, descriptions and prices for masks, statues and artifacts from the regions of: Ivory Coast, Gabun, Cameroon, Bakuba, Bapende, Bena Lulua, Bayaka, Batshiok, and the Bena Biomba. On the verso is a handwritten note to Ledoux from his mother. 9" L x 6" W. Foxing to the edges of the paper.
