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Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
Lot 156:
Boar Tusks bound with Rattan Fiber, includes original 1936 tag labeled by Louis Pierre Ledoux "Sepik nose piece — worn when you’ve killed a man"
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Boar Tusk, Rattan
Dimensions: 5" x 5"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
Similar to an item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in the American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology , AMNH 80.0/9004A, early 20thC, 1936 gift of Louis Pierre Ledoux. Catalog entry says "nose ornament"
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