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.
|
LOT 17:
Lower Sepik River Flute Mask
more...
|
|
|
Sold for: $4,000
Start price:
$
1,000
Estimated price:
$2,000 - $3,000
Buyer's Premium: 28%
More details
|
Lower Sepik River Flute Mask
Mask (Flute Mask) with original red, black, yellow pigment; original fiber plugs in septum
Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, Pigment, Fiber
Dimensions: H 10 1/2" / 26.5 cm x W 5 1/2" / 13.5 cm
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
