Set Reminder2021-11-16 12:00:002021-11-16 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Louis Pierre Ledoux’s Papua New Guinea Collection https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/willow-auction-house/louis-pierre-ledoux-s-papua-new-guinea-collection-7667 Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition
In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people.Willow Auction House jill@willowauctionhouse.com
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.