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 128:
Large Mask Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Reddish
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Large Mask Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Reddish
Very large lower Sepik River mask, with reddish pigmentation, pronounced and angular cheeks. The simplicity and clean lines of this mask is stunning.
Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H 29"/64 cm x W 13 1/2" / 34 cm
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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