Bidspirit auctions | Willow Auction House Auction Nov 16, 2021
Willow Auction House, Nov 16, 2021. 262 lots, estimates 40 - 20000 $.
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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.
Lots in this catalog (262)
- Lot 1: Ledoux Black Crate From New Guinea Expedition — $100 - $200
- Lot 2: Article English translation of Murik ethnographic — $100 - $200
- Lot 3: Ledoux Notes 1932 Firth field and CG Seligmann — $100 - $200
- Lot 4: Harvard University related documents, letters 1936 — $100 - $200
- Lot 5: Letter written in Cursive Pidgin 1934 — $100 - $200
- Lot 6: 1935 letter AP Elkin telling Ledoux go to Murik — $100 - $200
- Lot 7: Articles written by Margaret Mead — $200 - $400
- Lot 8: Margaret Mead -Reo F. Fortune equipment list notes — $300 - $500
- Lot 9: Murik Basket Bag, very small, thin handle — $200 - $400
- Lot 10: Murik Basket Bag, clutch-style, small — $200 - $400
- Lot 11: PulPul Grass Skirt, multi-toned in grey, beige — $200 - $400
- Lot 12: PulPul Grass Skirt, three-toned — $200 - $400
- Lot 13: String of Shell Money — $200 - $300
- Lot 14: Twisted Rope belt with Nassa Shell — $100 - $200
- Lot 15: Dogs' Teeth Pendants — $200 - $300
- Lot 16: Lower Sepik River Mask, Kaup, Murik Lakes region — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 17: Lower Sepik River Flute Mask — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 18: Axe, Lower Sepik River — $400 - $600
- Lot 19: Axe, Lower Sepik River — $1,000 - $1,500
- Lot 20: Model Axe — $300 - $400
- Lot 21: Bullroarer Musical Instrument — $200 - $300
- Lot 22: 1932 Map of British Solomon Islands — $100 - $200
- Lot 23: Letter of Introduction Signed by Margaret Mead — $300 - $400
- Lot 24: US Receipt for Photo Equipment 1935 — $100 - $150
- Lot 25: 1935 Letters Australia Prime Minister — $100 - $200
- Lot 26: 2 Letter of Introduction 1935 for Ledoux — $100 - $150
- Lot 27: Ledoux's TNG-1 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 28: Ledoux's TNG-2 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 29: Ledoux's TNG-3 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 30: Ledoux's TNG-4 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 31: Ledoux's TNG-5 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 32: Barbed Spear with Fine Geometric Relief — $200 - $300
- Lot 33: Barbed Spear — $200 - $300
- Lot 34: Barbed spear — $200 - $300
- Lot 35: Amulet, Lower Sepik River Figure — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 36: Amulet, Lower Sepik River Figure — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 37: Ancestor Figure, Lower Sepik River — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 38: Murik Basket Bag, with knot-design — $200 - $400
- Lot 39: Murik Basket Bag, with bold two-tone design — $200 - $400
- Lot 40: Bilum bag, small, bold stripes, shell ornament — $200 - $300
- Lot 41: Bilum bag, small, red and brown stripes — $200 - $300
- Lot 42: Bilum Bag, Geometric Design and Original Tag — $200 - $300
- Lot 43: Letter from E.W. P. Chinnery to Ledoux — $100 - $150
- Lot 44: 2 Letters of Introduction Assistance for Ledoux — $100 - $150
- Lot 45: Ledoux's 1930s Customs Import Shipping documents 6 — $100 - $150
- Lot 46: Receipts for Suppliers in Australia 1936 Ledoux — $100 - $150
- Lot 47: Bottle of Water Decontamination Pills, "Halazone" — $40 - $60
- Lot 48: Shipping Route Map Java, Singapore, China, Pacific — $100 - $150
- Lot 49: Ledoux's TNG-6 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 50: Ledoux's TNG-7 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 51: Ledoux's TNG-8 Photos and Enlargements — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 52: Ledoux's TNG-9 Photos, Enlargements, and Rolls — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 53: Ledoux's TNG-10 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 54: Lower Sepik River Flute Mask — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 55: Lower Sepik River Mask, Kopar / Angoram style — $8,000 - $12,000
- Lot 56: Coconut Bowl with Carved Handle, Sepik River — $400 - $600
- Lot 57: Carved Coconut Bowl from Papua New Guinea — $400 - $600
- Lot 58: Carved Food Bowl — $400 - $600
- Lot 59: Spoon from Papua New Guinea Sepik River — $100 - $150
- Lot 60: PulPul Grass Skirt with shell band — $200 - $400
- Lot 61: PulPul Grass Skirt, Two-Toned — $200 - $400
- Lot 62: PulPul Grass Skirt, with Fine Black Stripe Design — $200 - $400
- Lot 63: Murik Basket Bag — $200 - $400
- Lot 64: Murik Basket Bag with Small Handles — $200 - $400
- Lot 65: Murik Basket Bag, Bilum / Sack Shape — $200 - $400
- Lot 66: Letter-Document from Ledoux to Bernard Mishkin — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 67: Letter from Ledoux in Kaup to Caroline Kelly — $100 - $150
- Lot 68: Custom Documents New Guinea to Ledoux on Exporting — $100 - $150
- Lot 69: Ledoux's 1930s Shipping Export Documents — $100 - $150
- Lot 70: Shipping Document for Stuffed Head to Harvard — $100 - $150
- Lot 71: Leaflets Museum Natural History, Tobacco — $200 - $400
- Lot 72: Ledoux's TNG-12 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 73: Ledoux's TNG-13 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 74: Ledoux's TNG-14 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 75: Ledoux's TNG-15 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 76: Kakar Spear — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 77: Bow, Lower Sepik River — $600 - $800
- Lot 78: War Club — $600 - $800
- Lot 79: Cord Shell and Dog's Tooth Band — $400 - $600
- Lot 80: Dogs' Teeth Necklace — $200 - $300
- Lot 81: Dogs' Teeth Necklace — $300 - $400
- Lot 82: Openwork Figure, Kopar / Angoram — $20,000 - $30,000
- Lot 83: Lower Sepik River Figure, Kandimbong — $20,000 - $30,000
- Lot 84: Lower Sepik River Figure, Malita — $20,000 - $30,000
- Lot 85: Cassowary Bone Dagger, Incised — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 86: Cassowary Bone Dagger with Shell and Fiber — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 87: Cassowary Bone Dagger, Incised — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 88: PulPul Grass Skirt, Multi-Toned — $200 - $400
- Lot 89: PulPul Grass Skirt, Three-Toned — $200 - $400
- Lot 90: PulPul Grass Skirt, Long, Multi-Toned — $200 - $400
- Lot 91: Murik Basket Bag, with Handles — $200 - $400
- Lot 92: Murik Basket Bag, Handles and Three-Tone Design — $200 - $400
- Lot 93: Headrest, Lower Sepik River — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 94: Ledoux Black Crate From New Guinea Expedition — $100 - $200
- Lot 95: Documents on Ledoux's Work and Potential Publicity — $400 - $600
- Lot 96: Letter from Missionary on Yuou Island — $100 - $150
- Lot 97: Personal Letters Addressed to Ledoux — $100 - $150
- Lot 98: Letter from Ledoux's Father to Bernard Mishkin — $100 - $150
- Lot 99: Miscellaneous Ledoux Documents, Articles and Poem — $100 - $150
- Lot 100: Letter and Documents Pertaining to the War Effort — $100 - $150
- Lot 101: Letter from District Patrol Officer E.D. Robinson — $100 - $150
- Lot 102: Lower Sepik River Mask, Murik — $7,000 - $9,000
- Lot 103: Lower Sepik River Mask — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 104: Lower Sepik River Mask, Kopar / Angoram Style — $8,000 - $12,000
- Lot 105: Lime Container, Sepik River — $15,000 - $20,000
- Lot 106: Lime Container, Sepik River — $15,000 - $20,000
- Lot 107: Diary Notebooks and Field Notes Feb - July 1936 — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 108: Ledoux Manuscript, Field Diary, Notes — $3,000 - $4,000
- Lot 109: Margaret Mead's Memo to Ledoux About Manuscript — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 110: Personalized Crate "L.P LEDOUX" for Expedition — $200 - $300
- Lot 111: 5 Index Card Boxes Ledoux Research — $200 - $300
- Lot 112: Pulpul Grass Skirt with Madang Label — $200 - $400
- Lot 113: PulPul Grass Skirt, Two-Toned, Short — $200 - $400
- Lot 114: PulPul Grass Skirt, Long, Multi-Toned in Yellow — $200 - $400
- Lot 115: Murik Basket Bag, Small — $200 - $400
- Lot 116: Murik Basket Bag, Clutch-Style — $200 - $400
- Lot 117: Murik Basket Bag, Wide Handles and Long Tufts — $200 - $400
- Lot 118: Murik Basket Bag, Small with Wide Handles — $200 - $400
- Lot 119: Cassowary Bone Dagger, Heavily Incised and Painted — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 120: Bone Dagger, Painted with Fiber and Shell — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 121: Cassowary Bone Dagger, Heavily Incised — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 122: Handwritten Memo From Margaret Mead to Ledoux 1938 — $400 - $600
- Lot 123: Signed Note from Margaret Mead to Ledoux — $200 - $300
- Lot 124: Letter Margaret Mead to Ledoux, Tambunam NG 1938 — $200 - $300
- Lot 125: Margaret Mead Bulletins Life in New Guinea 1938 — $300 - $500
- Lot 126: Margaret Mead's Comments on Ledoux's Manuscript — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 127: Letter from Father Joseph Schmidt to Ledoux 1938 — $100 - $150
- Lot 128: Large Mask Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Reddish — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 129: Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Amulet — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 130: Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Amulet Kandimbong — $20,000 - $30,000
- Lot 131: Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Amulet — $8,000 - $12,000
- Lot 132: Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Kandimbong — $20,000 - $30,000
- Lot 133: Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Ancestor Figure — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 134: Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Ancestor Figure — $5,000 - $7,000
- Lot 135: Woven Dog Tooth Body Ornament — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 136: Equipment, Hints on Fieldwork Given to Oliver — $300 - $500
- Lot 137: Letter from Eleanor Oliver to Her Father — $100 - $150
- Lot 138: Letters from Douglas L. Oliver to Ledoux — $100 - $150
- Lot 139: Letter from Mead to Ledoux, Oliver, Outbreak War — $200 - $300
- Lot 140: 1939 Maps of Conflict in Europe, Northern Southern — $100 - $150
- Lot 141: Letters to Ledoux Referencing World II — $100 - $200
- Lot 142: Canoe Prow Figure, Lower Sepik River — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 143: Lower Sepik River Mask — $7,000 - $9,000
- Lot 144: Lower Sepik River Mask — $7,000 - $10,000
- Lot 145: Medicine Bottle, Kaup, Murik Lakes — $100 - $150
- Lot 146: Kundu Hand Drum with Handle, Murik Lakes — $750 - $1,500
- Lot 147: Murik Basket Bag, Twisted Rope and Knot Weave — $200 - $400
- Lot 148: Murik Basket Bag, Clutch-Style, Beige with Grey. — $200 - $400
- Lot 149: Murik Basket Bag, Clutch-Style — $200 - $400
- Lot 150: Ankle or Arm Bands — $200 - $300