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THBLower Sepik River Figure, Male Ancestor Figure
Lot 134
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Bidsquare : Louis Pierre Ledoux’s Papua New Guinea Collection
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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, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people. Willow Auction House jill@willowauctionhouse.com
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
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Kandimbong male ancestor figure with headdress and double face: the top has prominent large eyes and long nose, and the bottom face is much more mythical like with long beak-like hook nose or trunk and geometric extension.
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood
Dimensions: H 9" / 23 cm
Technique: CarvedProvenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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