IVORY COAST
IVORY COAST
Set of three pulleys from a Senufo loom, decorated with bird heads
Hardwood with a brown patina
H.: 18 cm – 18 cm – 24 cm
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Munster, who was a close friend and colleague 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
Set of three pulleys from a Senufo loom, decorated with bird heads
Hardwood with a brown patina
H.: 18 cm – 18 cm – 24 cm
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Munster, who was a close friend and colleague 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
