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Shango staff of carved patinated wood and ancestor figure, on base of plexiglass and wood. Yoruba and Lobi, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. H. excl. base. 18 and 26 cm. (2)

Exhibited: Til Guder, ånder og aner (Gods, spirits and ancestors). African art from H. R. H. Prince Henrik’s private collection, 2009. Gl. Holtegaard. Lobi figure depicted p. 78, Shango staff p. 123.

Auction

Prins Henrik: African masks, 27 August 2019

Category

Ethnographica

Estimate

4,000–6,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

9,000 DKK  

20 bids

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