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Helmet mask of carved patinated wood with traces of red, white, black and blue pigment hung with raffia. Suku/Yaka, D. R. Congo. H. excl. raffia app. 57 cm.

Exhibited: Til Guder, ånder og aner (Gods, spirits and ancestors). African art from H. R. H. Prince Henrik’s private collection, 2009. Gl. Holtegaard. Depicted p. 147.

Auction

Prins Henrik: African masks, 27 August 2019

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Estimate

6,000–8,000 DKK

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Price realised

7,000 DKK  

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