March Curated Spring Fling Estate Auction
Lot 205:
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Various letters (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. Includes the Barlow/Lipset manuscript dated 24 January 1982 "Other Men’s Goods, Other Men’s Wives: Murik Migration and Resettlement", and David Lipset’s presentation entitled "Siman: Focus of Murik Primogenture" discussing ‘siman’ which are ceremonial valuables owned by the clan communally, including pigs teeth, and baskets, presented at 81st Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Dec. 3-7 1982 in Washington D.C. Kathleen Barlow and David Lipset (wife-husband) conducted research in the Murik Lakes region in the 1980s. They have since published on the culture. Date: 1980’s Material: Paperwork Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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