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Louis Pierre Ledoux’s Papua New Guinea Collection

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  • Louis Pierre Ledoux's Home, Exterior Photos
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 191b

    Louis Pierre Ledoux's Home, Exterior Photos

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    $200 - $300
  • Murik Basket Bag, Double Wide Handles
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 192

    Murik Basket Bag, Double Wide Handles

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    $200 - $400
  • Bilum Bag, Red and Grey Stripes
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 193

    Bilum Bag, Red and Grey Stripes

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    $200 - $300
  • Bilum Bag, Small with Shell Ornamentation
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 194

    Bilum Bag, Small with Shell Ornamentation

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    $200 - $300
  • Woven Rope Bag
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 195

    Woven Rope Bag

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    $200 - $300
  • Cassowary Feathers
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    $60 - $80
    Lot 196

    Cassowary Feathers

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    $60 - $80
  • Round Band of Rattan and Cloth
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    $80 - $100
    Lot 197

    Round Band of Rattan and Cloth

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    $80 - $100
  • Ledoux's TNG-16 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 198

    Ledoux's TNG-16 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-17 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 199

    Ledoux's TNG-17 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-18 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 200

    Ledoux's TNG-18 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-19 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 201

    Ledoux's TNG-19 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-20 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 202

    Ledoux's TNG-20 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-21 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 203

    Ledoux's TNG-21 Photos, Enlargements, and Roll

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Bundle of Human Hair
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 204

    Bundle of Human Hair

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    $100 - $150
  • Belt, Vegetal Fiber, Yellow and Red Geometric
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 205

    Belt, Vegetal Fiber, Yellow and Red Geometric

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    $100 - $150
  • Shell Money / Currency
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 206

    Shell Money / Currency

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    $100 - $150
  • Cord and Shell Necklace
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 207

    Cord and Shell Necklace

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    $200 - $300
  • Beaded Necklaces
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 208

    Beaded Necklaces

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    $200 - $300
  • Beaded Necklace with Dogs' Teeth
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 209

    Beaded Necklace with Dogs' Teeth

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    $200 - $300
  • Multi-Layered Necklace
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 210

    Multi-Layered Necklace

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    $300 - $400
  • Ledoux Black Crate From New Guinea Expedition XL
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 211

    Ledoux Black Crate From New Guinea Expedition XL

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    $300 - $400
  • Tray of Papua New Guinea Jewelry
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 212

    Tray of Papua New Guinea Jewelry

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    $200 - $400
  • Hook Figure, Sepik River
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 213

    Hook Figure, Sepik River

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Kandimbong Ancestor Figure
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    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 214

    Kandimbong Ancestor Figure

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Beaded Necklace with Fine Dogs' Teeth
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 215

    Beaded Necklace with Fine Dogs' Teeth

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    $200 - $300
  • Plaited Armband
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 216

    Plaited Armband

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    $100 - $150
  • Cassowary Feather Headdress
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 217

    Cassowary Feather Headdress

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    $200 - $300
  • Belt or Band
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 218

    Belt or Band

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    $100 - $200
  • Ceremonial Goggles
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 219

    Ceremonial Goggles

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    $100 - $200
  • Bark Cloth
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    $80 - $120
    Lot 220

    Bark Cloth

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    $80 - $120
  • Cord Shell and Dogs' Tooth Body Ornament
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 221

    Cord Shell and Dogs' Tooth Body Ornament

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    $400 - $600
  • Cord and Rattan Banded Body Ornament
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 222

    Cord and Rattan Banded Body Ornament

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    $200 - $300
  • Plaited Bands with Dogs Teeth
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 223

    Plaited Bands with Dogs Teeth

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    $400 - $600
  • Lower Sepik Body Ornament Boar's Tusk
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 224

    Lower Sepik Body Ornament Boar's Tusk

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    $200 - $400
  • Lower Sepik Body Ornament Boar's Tusk Fragment
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 225

    Lower Sepik Body Ornament Boar's Tusk Fragment

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    $100 - $150
  • Ledoux's TNG-22 Photos, and Enlargements
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 226

    Ledoux's TNG-22 Photos, and Enlargements

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-23 Photos and Enlargements
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 227

    Ledoux's TNG-23 Photos and Enlargements

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Ledoux's TNG-24 Photos, Enlargements, and Rolls
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    $500 - $1,000
    Lot 228

    Ledoux's TNG-24 Photos, Enlargements, and Rolls

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    $500 - $1,000
  • Hupa Yurok Basket Hat
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 229

    Hupa Yurok Basket Hat

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    $600 - $800
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Necklace and Faces
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 230

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Necklace and Faces

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    $200 - $300
  • Pre-Columbian Artifacts
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 232

    Pre-Columbian Artifacts

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    $200 - $300
  • Artifacts from Louis Pierre Ledoux
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 233

    Artifacts from Louis Pierre Ledoux

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    $200 - $300
  • Tsantsa Shrunken Head Reproduction
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 234

    Tsantsa Shrunken Head Reproduction

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    $400 - $600
  • 3 Edged Weapons Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 235

    3 Edged Weapons Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

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    $200 - $300
  • 2 Visayan Islands Steel & Wood Sword
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 236

    2 Visayan Islands Steel & Wood Sword

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    $200 - $300
  • Bobo Bird Mask from Burkina Faso
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    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 238

    Bobo Bird Mask from Burkina Faso

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Collection of Ledoux's Ski Trip Photos
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 239

    Collection of Ledoux's Ski Trip Photos

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    $200 - $300
  • Collection of Ledoux's United States Travel Photos
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 240

    Collection of Ledoux's United States Travel Photos

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    $200 - $300

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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