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 144:
Lower Sepik River Mask
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Sold for: $3,500
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax:
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4,544.93
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3,500
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$7,000 - $10,000
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Lower Sepik River Mask
Carved wooden mask with pronounced pointed nose and slanted eyes, original red and yellow design, rattan decoration on one edge. Similar to masks found in the Ramu River, Lower Sepik Province.
Locale: New Guinea
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H 18"/46 cm x W 7"/ 17.5cm
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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