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 133:
Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Ancestor Figure
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Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Ancestor Figure
Kandimbong male ancestor figure with stacked headdress, standing on pedestal, Murik oval spiral designs on shoulder blades and initiation rite design on chest. Beautiful dark patina. Broken nose.
Somewhat similar figure gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux to the American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology (80/8875)
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood
Dimensions: H 9" / 23 cm
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
Similar item:
Bonham's 2019
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25484/lot/24/?category=list
American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology (80/8875)
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%208875
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