IVORY COAST - GHANA
IVORY COAST - GHANA
A set of twelve AKAN-ASHANTI bronze rings and pendants
Bronze with an antique patina, showing signs of use, wear, and oxidation
Various shapes (fish, bell, face, bell charm, etc.)
Average size: 6 x 2 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 twelve AKAN-ASHANTI bronze rings and pendants
Bronze with an antique patina, showing signs of use, wear, and oxidation
Various shapes (fish, bell, face, bell charm, etc.)
Average size: 6 x 2 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
