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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פריט 208:
Beaded Necklaces
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מחיר פתיחה:
$
100
הערכה :
$200 - $300
עמלת בית המכירות: 28%
למידע נוסף
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Beaded Necklaces
Beautiful set of two necklaces: a small, quadruple layered, red/white/blue beaded necklace and a red/white/black band with flower motif
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: beads (red, blue, white, black), string
Dimensions: L12" (necklace), L10" (band)
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
