BUNDLE OF HUMAN HAIRBundle of humanhair, possibly used as a hairstyle as seen in some photographs in the Ledoux collection. In the 1930s, it was Murik men's hairstyle to affix a bundle of hair such as this...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, DOUBLE WIDE HANDLESBasketbag, double wide handles, red weave design, tufts.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: circa 1900
Material: Plant fiber, pigment
Dimensions:...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE ANCESTORFIGUREKandimbong male ancestor figure with stacked headdress, standing on pedestal, Murik oval spiral designs on shoulder blades and initiation rite design on chest. Beautiful...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, SMALLBasket bag withwide handles and tufts. Base is a light beige weave, with red and grey weave design.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, WIDE HANDLES AND LONGTUFTSBasket bag, with wide handles and long tufts, bold geometric design in red and grey.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: circa...
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LEDOUX MANUSCRIPT, FIELD DIARY, NOTESTheManuscript includes introductory pages, acknowledgements, prefaces, as well as chapters, diaries, and topic-based pages of Louis Pierre Ledoux's time amongst the Murik of...
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DIARY NOTEBOOKS AND FIELD NOTES FEB- JULY 1936The personal archive of Louis-Pierre Ledoux (1912-2001), who was the second person (and first trained anthropologist) to record significant data on the Murik people...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, MURIKCarvedWooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose...
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KAKAR SPEARKakar spear, with rattanand rope band, face of ancestor figure. Kakar spears are some of the most sacred and important features of Murik society, as they are thought to possess spiritual powers to...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, KAUP, MURIKLAKES REGIONMask (Flute Mask) with small ears
Locale: Lower Sepik River, Kaup (Murik Lakes)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, Pigment
Dimensions:...
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ARTICLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MURIKETHNOGRAPHICArticle and English translation of Murik ethnographic article.
Journal article (original format) of Schmidt, P. Joseph. “Die Ethnographie Der Nor-Papua (Murik-Kaup-Karau)...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-STYLE WITHRED TUFTSBasket bag, clutch-style, with red tufts, beige with red weave design. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936 or earlier...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-STYLE, BEIGEWITH GREY.Basket bag, clutch-style, beige with clear grey weave designs and red corners. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, TWISTED ROPE AND KNOTWEAVEBasket bag with handles, and slight tufts, with red weave design and twisted rope and knot weave. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea...
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KUNDU HAND DRUM WITH HANDLE, MURIK LAKESKunduhand drum, hollowed and carved with signature spiral Murik design and ridged edge. Includes reptile skin cover. Locale: New Guinea Region: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, SMALL WITH WIDE HANDLESBasketbag, with wide handles, and tufts. Beige with grey and red weave design. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: circa 1900 Material:...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-STYLEBasketbag, small, clutch-style bag, beige with dark brown weave design. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936 or earlier Material: Plant...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, BILUM / SACK SHAPEBasketbag, bilum / sack shape with single wide handle, mostly beige with red tufts and decorative twisted rope weave. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, WITH KNOT-DESIGNBasketbag with fibrous tufts at corners, and additional knot-design around center of bag. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: circa 1900...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-STYLE, SMALLBasketbag, clutch-style, beige with dark brown weave design. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936 or earlier Material: Plant fiber,...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, VERY SMALL, THIN HANDLEBasketbag, very small, with thin handle. Light beige, with some beige and red weave throughout. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-SHAPEDBasketbag, clutch-shaped bag with double wide handles, bold dark grey and red weave designs, and beige and red tufts.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-STYLE WITHRED TUFTSBasket bag, clutch-style, with red tufts, beige with red weave design.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material:...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-STYLE, BEIGEWITH GREY.Basket bag, clutch-style, beige with clear grey weave designs and red corners.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, TWISTED ROPE AND KNOTWEAVEBasket bag with handles, and slight tufts, with red weave design and twisted rope and knot weave.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea...
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KUNDU HAND DRUM WITH HANDLE, MURIK LAKESKunduhand drum, hollowed and carved with signature spiral Murik design and ridged edge. Includes reptile skin cover.
Locale: New Guinea
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, SMALL WITH WIDE HANDLESBasketbag, with wide handles, and tufts. Beige with grey and red weave design.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: circa 1900
Material:...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-STYLEBasketbag, small, clutch-style bag, beige with dark brown weave design.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material:...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, BILUM / SACK SHAPEBasketbag, bilum / sack shape with single wide handle, mostly beige with red tufts and decorative twisted rope weave.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, WITH KNOT-DESIGNBasketbag with fibrous tufts at corners, and additional knot-design around center of bag.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: circa 1900
Dimensions:...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, CLUTCH-STYLE, SMALLBasketbag, clutch-style, beige with dark brown weave design.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Plant fiber,...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, VERY SMALL, THIN HANDLEBasketbag, very small, with thin handle. Light beige, with some beige and red weave throughout.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936...
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ROUND BAND OF RATTAN AND CLOTHRoundband made of rattan and cloth. Such a band may have been used to affix a snake or lizard skin to the opening of a handheld kundu drum, for example lot #147.
Locale: Murik...
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MURIK BASKET BAG, SQUARE BILUM / SACKSHAPE.Basket bag, Bilum / sack shape with single wide handle, mostly beige with red tufts and red weave design.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua...
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LETTERS K. BARLOW AND D. LIPSET 1980'SVariousletters (4 letters) and documents to Kathleen Barlow and David Lipset about Louis Pierre Ledoux's photographs, and their own research amongst the Murik in the 1980s.
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MODEL AXEModel axe (no blade) with rattanhandle. Mounted on a stand.
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, rattan
Dimensions: H 24" x W 9"
Provenance:...
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