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Louis Pierre Ledoux’s Papua New Guinea Collection

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  • Ledoux Black Crate From New Guinea Expedition
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1

    Ledoux Black Crate From New Guinea Expedition

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    $100 - $200
  • Article English translation of Murik ethnographic
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 2

    Article English translation of Murik ethnographic

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    $100 - $200
  • Ledoux Notes 1932 Firth field and CG Seligmann
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 3

    Ledoux Notes 1932 Firth field and CG Seligmann

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    $100 - $200
  • Harvard University related documents, letters 1936
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 4

    Harvard University related documents, letters 1936

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    $100 - $200
  • Letter written in Cursive Pidgin 1934
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 5

    Letter written in Cursive Pidgin 1934

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    $100 - $200
  • 1935 letter AP Elkin telling Ledoux go to Murik
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 6

    1935 letter AP Elkin telling Ledoux go to Murik

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    $100 - $200
  • Articles written by Margaret Mead
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 7

    Articles written by Margaret Mead

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    $200 - $400
  • Margaret Mead -Reo F. Fortune equipment list notes
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 8

    Margaret Mead -Reo F. Fortune equipment list notes

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    $300 - $500
  • Murik Basket Bag, very small, thin handle
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 9

    Murik Basket Bag, very small, thin handle

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    $200 - $400
  • Murik Basket Bag, clutch-style, small
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 10

    Murik Basket Bag, clutch-style, small

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    $200 - $400
  • PulPul Grass Skirt, multi-toned in grey, beige
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 11

    PulPul Grass Skirt, multi-toned in grey, beige

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    $200 - $400
  • PulPul Grass Skirt, three-toned
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 12

    PulPul Grass Skirt, three-toned

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    $200 - $400
  • String of Shell Money
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 13

    String of Shell Money

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    $200 - $300
  • Twisted Rope belt with Nassa Shell
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 14

    Twisted Rope belt with Nassa Shell

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    $100 - $200
  • Dogs' Teeth Pendants
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 15

    Dogs' Teeth Pendants

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    $200 - $300
  • Lower Sepik River Mask, Kaup, Murik Lakes region
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 16

    Lower Sepik River Mask, Kaup, Murik Lakes region

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Lower Sepik River Flute Mask
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 17

    Lower Sepik River Flute Mask

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Axe, Lower Sepik River
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 18

    Axe, Lower Sepik River

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    $400 - $600
  • Axe, Lower Sepik River
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 19

    Axe, Lower Sepik River

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Model Axe
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 20

    Model Axe

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    $300 - $400
  • Bullroarer Musical Instrument
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 21

    Bullroarer Musical Instrument

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    $200 - $300
  • 1932 Map of British Solomon Islands
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 22

    1932 Map of British Solomon Islands

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    $100 - $200
  • Letter of Introduction Signed by Margaret Mead
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 23

    Letter of Introduction Signed by Margaret Mead

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    $300 - $400
  • US Receipt for Photo Equipment 1935
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 24

    US Receipt for Photo Equipment 1935

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    $100 - $150
  • 1935 Letters Australia Prime Minister
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 25

    1935 Letters Australia Prime Minister

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    $100 - $200
  • 2 Letter of Introduction 1935 for Ledoux
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 26

    2 Letter of Introduction 1935 for Ledoux

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    $100 - $150
  • Ledoux's TNG-1 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 27

    Ledoux's TNG-1 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-2 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 28

    Ledoux's TNG-2 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-3 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 29

    Ledoux's TNG-3 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-4 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 30

    Ledoux's TNG-4 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-5 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 31

    Ledoux's TNG-5 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Barbed Spear with Fine Geometric Relief
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 32

    Barbed Spear with Fine Geometric Relief

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    $200 - $300
  • Barbed Spear
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 33

    Barbed Spear

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    $200 - $300
  • Barbed spear
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 34

    Barbed spear

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    $200 - $300
  • Amulet, Lower Sepik River Figure
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 35

    Amulet, Lower Sepik River Figure

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Amulet, Lower Sepik River Figure
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 36

    Amulet, Lower Sepik River Figure

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Ancestor Figure, Lower Sepik River
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    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 37

    Ancestor Figure, Lower Sepik River

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Murik Basket Bag, with knot-design
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 38

    Murik Basket Bag, with knot-design

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    $200 - $400
  • Murik Basket Bag, with bold two-tone design
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 39

    Murik Basket Bag, with bold two-tone design

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    $200 - $400
  • Bilum bag, small, bold stripes, shell ornament
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 40

    Bilum bag, small, bold stripes, shell ornament

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    $200 - $300
  • Bilum bag, small, red and brown stripes
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 41

    Bilum bag, small, red and brown stripes

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    $200 - $300
  • Bilum Bag, Geometric Design and Original Tag
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 42

    Bilum Bag, Geometric Design and Original Tag

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    $200 - $300
  • Letter from E.W. P. Chinnery to Ledoux
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 43

    Letter from E.W. P. Chinnery to Ledoux

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    $100 - $150
  • 2 Letters of Introduction Assistance for Ledoux
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 44

    2 Letters of Introduction Assistance for Ledoux

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    $100 - $150
  • Ledoux's 1930s Customs Import Shipping documents 6
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 45

    Ledoux's 1930s Customs Import Shipping documents 6

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    $100 - $150
  • Receipts for Suppliers in Australia 1936 Ledoux
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 46

    Receipts for Suppliers in Australia 1936 Ledoux

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    $100 - $150
  • Bottle of Water Decontamination Pills, "Halazone"
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    $40 - $60
    Lot 47

    Bottle of Water Decontamination Pills, "Halazone"

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    $40 - $60
  • Shipping Route Map Java, Singapore, China, Pacific
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 48

    Shipping Route Map Java, Singapore, China, Pacific

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    $100 - $150

Auction Description

Louis Pierre Ledoux’s Papua New Guinea Collection by Willow Auction House
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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