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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LOT 35:

Amulet, Lower Sepik River Figure

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Auction took place on Nov 16, 2021 at Willow Auction House
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Amulet, Lower Sepik River Figure

Amulet (malita) figure, with brag-mask face with hook nose, standing on pedestal. Very worn.


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


Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood
Dimensions: H 7" x W 1 1/2"
Technique: Carved

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

 



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