Items belonging to historical anthropologist to be auctioned off in Morris County
The items include masks, jewelry, daggers, and more from an expedition to Papua New Guinea in 1936.
•
Oct 29, 2021, 2:37 PM
•
Updated 1,001 days ago
Share:
More Stories
2:42
Beautiful weekend ahead for New Jersey with sunny skies and warm temperatures
15m ago1:01
‘It’s a beautiful sport.’ New pickleball courts open in Howell Township
16m ago0:29
Man who pleaded guilty to attacking Jewish men sentenced to 30 years on terror charges
27m ago2:10
Boar’s Head deli meat recalled for potential listeria contamination
41m ago1:37
Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Skyler Harman strikes down lightning myths
1h ago1:43
Lead found on Keyport beach not ‘urgent risk’ to public health, no need to close beach
2h ago2:42
Beautiful weekend ahead for New Jersey with sunny skies and warm temperatures
15m ago1:01
‘It’s a beautiful sport.’ New pickleball courts open in Howell Township
16m ago0:29
Man who pleaded guilty to attacking Jewish men sentenced to 30 years on terror charges
27m ago2:10
Boar’s Head deli meat recalled for potential listeria contamination
41m ago1:37
Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Skyler Harman strikes down lightning myths
1h ago1:43
Lead found on Keyport beach not ‘urgent risk’ to public health, no need to close beach
2h agoHistorical items from anthropologist Louis Pierre Ledoux will be auctioned off next month in Morris County.
The event will take place at the Willow Auction House.
The items include masks, jewelry, daggers, and more from an expedition to Papua New Guinea in 1936.
Ledoux left the items at his home in New York, where they sat for 80 years until his estate was cleared.
"This doesn't happen. This is akin to going into a pyramid in Egypt and finding a whole new collection," says Jason Iorio, of the Willow Auction House. "The history is there. All the documentation is there."
The entire collection is worth at least $400,000.
The auction will be Nov. 16.
