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Canoe tip carved with ancestor figures, patinated wood, mounted with brass and mirrored glass. Sepik, Papua New Guinea. L. 100 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. 153.

Auction

Prins Henrik: African masks, 27 August 2019

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4,000–6,000 DKK

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Price realised

10,000 DKK  

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