887/​48

Buffalo mask of carved patinated wood with traces of red pigment. Mumuye, Nigeria. Mounted on base. H. excl. base app. 53 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. 90.

Auction

Prins Henrik: African masks, 27 August 2019

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Estimate

4,000–6,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

7,000 DKK  

13 bids

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