- BOOKS MOSTLY FRENCH & ANCIENT HISTORY,
LITERATUREA group of leather bound books mostly French History, Ancient History, and Literaturelot includes: 1. Louis XIV and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century....
[more like this] - LARGE COLLECTION OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKSLarge
Collection of Leather Bound Books, to include a first edition copy of "The Life of Lewis Bourbon, Late Prince of Conde", published in 1693; along with one volume of "The Plays...
[more like this] - PLAITED BANDS WITH DOGS TEETHSet of
two tightly braided and woven plaited ankle or arm bands with Nassa shell, and dogs' teeth, and bead ornamentation
Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the...
[more like this] - CEREMONIAL GOGGLESGoggles with slits
and carved, painted design, used during ceremonial dances or sing sings.
Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the American Museum of Natural History - Division...
[more like this] - SHELL MONEY / CURRENCYShell money pieces
of various sizes.
In Louis Pierre Ledoux's Diary page 272 (lot 108, box F1) he explains that small shell rings are called "Kieg" and large ones "Aoup".
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[more like this] - SEPIK RIVER MASK WITH RATTANSepik River
Mask pointed nose with slits, some original yellow pigment, original woven rattan decor on one side
Similar mask was given as a gift by Louis Pierre Ledoux to the American...
[more like this] - CORD NECKLACE WITH SHELLSCord necklace
(4 sets of twisted cord) with tambu shells, probably worn on the arm. Includes original tag labeled "single tambu rope ...armpit" and "made by women, worn by both"
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[more like this] - LETTERS AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYLetters
to and from Dr. Rhoda Metraux, of American Museum of Natural History.
1978 letters (and one from 1983) inquiring about and giving permission for Rhoda Metraux (American Museum...
[more like this] - NOSE PIECESSet of two mother of pearl
nose pieces.
Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology (80/8999)
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes,...
[more like this] - LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE ANCESTOR
FIGUREKandimbong male ancestor figure with stacked headdress, standing on pedestal, Murik oval spiral designs on shoulder blades and initiation rite design on chest. Beautiful...
[more like this] - CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER WITH SHELL AND
FIBERCassowary bone dagger, not carved but decorated with shell and fiber and shell bell.
In his Diary, page 162 (lot 108 box F1), Ledoux explains: "Cassowary bone daggers...
[more like this] - WAR CLUBWar club, includes a subtle
relief resembling a snake or other long animal along almost the whole length of the club, and a geometric design (perhaps of stylized fish) at the center of the club.
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[more like this] - PLAITED ARM OR ANKLE BANDS WITH DOG'S
TEETHArm or ankle band of tightly braided and woven cord, plaited vegetal fiber and dogs' teeth and nassa shell; and nassa shell band with dogs' teeth and plastic (trade)...
[more like this] - ANKLE OR ARM BANDSSet of two tightly
braided woven cord and plaited ankle or arm bands with nassa shell Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the American Museum of Natural History - Division...
[more like this] - LEAFLETS MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, TOBACCOThree
leaflets by Albert B. Lewis, Assistant Curator of Melanesian Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. 1923 "The Use of Sago in New Guinea"; "1924 "Use of Tobacco...
[more like this] - CARVED COCONUT BOWL FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEACarved
coconut bowl decorated with perforated, low relief design on upper half. See similar "coconut shell" Louis Pierre Ledoux gifted to the American Museum of Natural History in...
[more like this] - BOOK: HISTORY OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
EXPOSITIONLarge illustrated book of the History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904, compiled from sources by Mark Bennett and Frank...
[more like this] - (3 VOL) HISTORY OF FRANCE BON LOUIS
H. MARTIN 1877(lot of 3) Books: "History of France," Bon Louis Henri Martin, copyright 1877 by Estes & Lauriat, Welch, Bigelow & Co. Publishing, spines marked "Guizot," author...
[more like this] - LOUIS FREUND (1905-1999) OIL ON MASONITE
DATED 1935Louis (Harry Louis) Freund (1905-1999)Mattison's Blacksmith Shop, Conway Arkansas (1935 or 1936)The untitled Regionalist Movement oil on Masonite is signed and dated...
[more like this] - An Impressive Masterwork Andrew Clemens
(American, 1857-1894) Labeled Sand Bottle
Made for Railroad Freight Agent Nicholas J. Goll (1840-1903), Dated 1889
visible through the top of the stopper of the bottle is...
[more like this] - PLAITED ARM OR ANKLE BANDS WITH DOG'S
TEETHArm or ankle band of tightly braided and woven cord, plaited vegetal fiber and dogs' teeth and nassa shell; and nassa shell band with dogs' teeth and plastic (trade)...
[more like this] - ANKLE OR ARM BANDSSet of two tightly
braided woven cord and plaited ankle or arm bands with nassa shell
Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the American Museum of Natural History - Division...
[more like this] - LEAFLETS MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, TOBACCOThree
leaflets by Albert B. Lewis, Assistant Curator of Melanesian Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. 1923 "The Use of Sago in New Guinea"; "1924 "Use of Tobacco...
[more like this] - CARVED COCONUT BOWL FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEACarved
coconut bowl decorated with perforated, low relief design on upper half.
See similar "coconut shell" Louis Pierre Ledoux gifted to the American Museum of Natural History...
[more like this] - Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"
9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
[more like this] - GROUP OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHSGROUP
OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS, [Art] titles include: Dawn + Dusks, Louise Nevelson; Miro: Selected Paintings, Hirshhorn Museum; From Dreams Paintings & Drawings:...
[more like this] - GROUP OF FRENCH LITERATURE AND HISTORY
BOOKS BOOKS, [Literature] titles include, three volumes of Voltaire. Dictionnaire Philosophique. Paris: Editions de Cluny. 1930; nine volumes of The Normandy Edition of the...
[more like this] - THREE FIRST EDITION LOUIS 'STUDS' TERKEL
AND SEVEN MODERN HISTORY AND CULTURE VOLUMESThree First Edition Louis 'Studs' Terkel and Seven Modern History and Culture Volumes, The former consisting of: Louis 'Studs'...
[more like this] - PULPUL GRASS SKIRT, TWO-TONEDPulpul
grass skirt two-toned.
Throughout Ledoux's Manuscript / Diaries (lot 108), and Field Notebooks (lot 110), he mentions these Pulpul grass skirts, explaining when short ones...
[more like this] - PULPUL GRASS SKIRT, WITH FINE BLACK
STRIPE DESIGNPulPul grass skirt, two-tone with fine black stripe design.
Throughout Ledoux's Manuscript/Diaries (lot 108), and Field Notebooks (lot 110), he mentions these...
[more like this] - Books on antique firearms: Blanch and
Rywell, English Guns and Gun Makers ; Gerald Kelver, The Schuetzen Rifles History & Loading ; Gerald Kelver, Major Ned H. Roberts and the Schuetzen Rifle ; McDonald Hastings,...
[more like this] - Rare books: Ottoman Empire history and
reference Edrehi Isaac HISTORY OF THE CAPITAL OF ASIA AND THE TURKS TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE TURKS IN TURKEY. Vol I-III in one. Boston: Isaac...
[more like this] - Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-Signed
Commission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
[more like this] - 8 vols. Texas - History & C: Thrall,
Homer S. A Pictorial History of Texas. St. Louis: N.D. Thompson, 1879. 5th ed. Lg. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered & black-stamped terra-cotta cloth, gilt-lettered & decorated spine;...
[more like this] - (BINDINGS) GUIZOT FRANCOIS PIERRE A
Popular History of France from the Earliest Times. Boston: Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat n.d. 6 vols. With A Popular History of France. By Bon Louis Henri Martin. Boston:...
[more like this] - RABUTIN Roger de Comte de Bussy: ''''Historie
du Palais Royal'' N.1 n.p. n.d. (Holland circa 1667). Duodecimo original mottled calf gilt stamped spine marbled endpapers (ii) 3-96 pp. Avery nice copy bearing the bookplates...
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