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Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection

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Bilum Bag, Red and Grey Stripes

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $300

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Bilum string bag, finely woven with red and grey stripes.

Similar bag held at the Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Nr. VI28106, attributed to Georg Friederici (1866). Georg Friederici was a German Ethnologist . He also served as military attached at the German Embassy in Washington, DC 1894-95, and was sent to New Guinea on expeditions in 1908-1910. He died 1947.

Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Natural string, pigment
Dimensions: W16" x H9"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

Similar items:
Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Nr. VI28106
http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=c ollection&objectId=2030326&viewType=detail View

Bonham’s (set of 4 in 2012 auction)
https://www.artkhade.com/object/6f8cB4Hh