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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

19 bids

When	Bidder	Bid
27 August at 3:06 pm		12,000 DKK
27 August at 3:06 pm		11,000 DKK
27 August at 3:05 pm		10,000 DKK
27 August at 3:05 pm		9,500 DKK
27 August at 3:05 pm		9,000 DKK
27 August at 2:11 pm		8,500 DKK
27 August at 2:04 pm	(Auto bid)	8,000 DKK
27 August at 2:04 pm		8,000 DKK
18 August at 5:02 pm	(Auto bid)	7,500 DKK
18 August at 5:02 pm		7,000 DKK
13 July at 12:46 pm	(Auto bid)	6,500 DKK
13 July at 12:46 pm		6,000 DKK
13 July at 12:46 pm	(Auto bid)	5,500 DKK
13 July at 12:46 pm		5,000 DKK
13 July at 12:45 pm	(Auto bid)	4,800 DKK
13 July at 12:45 pm		4,600 DKK
4 July at 12:49 pm	(Auto bid)	4,400 DKK
4 July at 12:49 pm		4,200 DKK
2 July at 7:04 pm		4,000 DKK