Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
Por Willow Auction House
16.11.21
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, Estados Unidos

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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Model Axe


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16.11.21 em Willow Auction House
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Model Axe

Model axe (no blade) with rattan handle. Mounted on a stand.

Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea


Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, rattan
Dimensions: H 24" x W 9"


Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection



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