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Fertility figure of carved patinated wood holding child, decorated with chains and traces of blue pigment. Yoruba, Nigeria. H. excl. base 85 cm.

Provenance: Bought in 1992 from artist Robert Jacobsen, who had bought the figure in 1955 by Gallery Duperrier in Paris. 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. 117.

Auction

Prins Henrik: African masks, 27 August 2019

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Estimate

8,000–12,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

12,000 DKK  

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