Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
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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 262:
Louis Ledoux Collection of Japanese Ephemera
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Sold for: $700
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Louis Ledoux Collection of Japanese Ephemera
Louis V. Ledoux (New York 1880-1948) A large collection of ephemera regarding his collection of Japanese objects as well as his writing on the subject. 4 Volumes of Japanese Prints of the Ledoux Collection. Dozens of collection catalogue cards with acquisition dates and costs. Translations of writings from Japanese. A large volume of newspaper clippings about Louis Ledoux's various writings.
