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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פריט 15:
Dogs' Teeth Pendants
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מחיר פתיחה:
$
100
הערכה :
$200 - $300
עמלת בית המכירות: 28%
למידע נוסף
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Dogs' Teeth Pendants
Two decorative pendants of dogs' teeth, Nassa shell, and cowry shell decoration on cord with rattan loops
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: dogs' teeth, cowry shell, small Nassa shells, cord, rattan
Dimensions: Diameter 3"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
