African ancestral figure Baulé style (from the collection of HRH Prince Henrik)

Automatic translation from Danish.

African ancestor figure of carved, patinated wood, mounted on a wooden base. Baulé style. Ivory Coast. Height 64 cm. Provenance: H.R.H. Prince Henrik's collection, marked in white from here: Krone, H DK, acquired at Bruun Rasmussen's auction of this. Two unused catalogues from H.R.H. Prince Henrik's collection and previous auctions are included. The first catalogue (page 75 and page 130) shows the figure at Fredensborg Castle. The catalogues contain over 400 pages filled with illustrations from the Prince Consort's collection.