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 159:
Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Amulet Kandimbong
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Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Amulet Kandimbong
Lower Sepik River Figure, male amulet Kandimbong with original tag
Lower Sepik River Figure, small male amulet figure Kandimbong, includes original tag labeled "Kaup 3/2/36' and "Maleta figure, scratched .. given to male ..."
Similar item displayed at 2015 Myth Magic exhibit at National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood
Dimensions: H 5 1/2" x W 2"
Technique: Carved
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
Similar item:
2015 Myth Magic exhibit at National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
https://nga.gov.au/exhibition/MythMagic/Default.cfm?IRN=252186&MnuID=3&ViewID=2
Christie's 2016 (set of seven)
https://www.christies.com/lot/lot--6004484/?from=salesummary&intObjectID=6004484&lid= 1&ldp_breadcrumb=back
