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Canoe tip carved with ancestor figures, red pigmented and patinated wood. Sepik, Papua New Guinea. H. 127 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. 152.

Auction

Prins Henrik: African masks, 28 August 2019

Category

Ethnographica

Estimate

4,000–6,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

7,500 DKK  

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