887/​58

Mouse oracle depicting a sitting male figure carved of patinated wood. Baulé style. H. app. 26 cm.

Provenance: Bought in 1982 by Pierre Vérité in Paris, collected by Hans Himmelheber. 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. 69.

Auction

Prins Henrik: African masks, 27 August 2019

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6,000–12,000 DKK

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Price realised

12,000 DKK  

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