IVORY COAST / GHANA
IVORY COAST / GHANA
A set of ten AKAN-ASHANTI weights used for weighing gold.
Bronze with an antique patina, showing signs of use, wear, and oxidation
Rectangular, pyramidal, triangular, and bar-shaped forms with traditional geometric decoration
Average size: 3 x 2.5 cm
Formerly part of the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician, cultural figure in Münster, and close friend and collaborator of Albert Schweitzer. The collection was subsequently passed down and expanded by his son, a pharmacist based in Lambaréné (Gabon) and later in Côte d’Ivoire, according to oral family tradition.
See Biography in the sale listing
IVORY COAST / GHANA
A set of ten AKAN-ASHANTI weights used for weighing gold.
Bronze with an antique patina, showing signs of use, wear, and oxidation
Rectangular, pyramidal, triangular, and bar-shaped forms with traditional geometric decoration
Average size: 3 x 2.5 cm
Formerly part of the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician, cultural figure in Münster, and close friend and collaborator of Albert Schweitzer. The collection was subsequently passed down and expanded by his son, a pharmacist based in Lambaréné (Gabon) and later in Côte d’Ivoire, according to oral family tradition.
See Biography in the sale listing
