Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection

War Club

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War 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.

Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology (80/9059)

Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood
Dimensions: H 5′ 11" x W 2"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

Similar items:
American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology (80/9059)
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%209059

Giraudeau Tours 2017, attributed to the 1934-36 La Korrigane expedition to the Sepik.
https://www.artkhade.com/object/p4q237Gj