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 189:
Cord Necklace with Shells
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Cord Necklace with Shells
Cord necklace (4 sets of twisted cord) with tambu shells, probably worn on the arm. Includes original tag labeled "single tambu rope ...armpit" and "made by women, worn by both"
Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology (80/8990), with the catalog entry: "Bandolier of twisted cord and shells, worn in ceremonies, Kaup, New Guinea"
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Twisted rope, shells
Dimensions: Circumference 32"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
Similar item:
American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology (80/8990)
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%208990
