Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
By Willow Auction House
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Nov 16, 2021
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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.
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LOT 188:
Cord of Shell with Rings
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Sold for: $225
Start price:
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200
Estimated price :
$400 - $600
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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Cord of Shell with Rings
Long cord of shell with 17 shell rings
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Rope, shells
Dimensions: L 21" (diameter shell rings approx. 7")
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
