IVORY COAST
IVORY COAST
Two DAN masks with eyes outlined in aluminum
Blackened wood
Signs of wear and a small chip on the upper part of one of the masks. Prominent mouth with aluminum teeth on one of the masks
H.: 24 cm – W.: 15 cm on average
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Münster, and a 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
Two DAN masks with eyes outlined in aluminum
Blackened wood
Signs of wear and a small chip on the upper part of one of the masks. Prominent mouth with aluminum teeth on one of the masks
H.: 24 cm – W.: 15 cm on average
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Münster, and a 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
