Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
By Willow Auction House
Nov 16, 2021
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, United States

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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Artifacts from Louis Pierre Ledoux

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Auction took place on Nov 16, 2021 at Willow Auction House
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Artifacts from Louis Pierre Ledoux

A grouping of miscellaneous artifacts. A jade carving, a horse hair fly swatter, a snail shell, a small mammal skull, 6 bells, a pipe reamer, a water buffalo horn, a photo of a matador, 2 animal skin pouches and a copper piece.

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection



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