IVORY COAST
IVORY COAST
Baoulé/Agni-style statuette depicting a standing man with his hands held away from his body
Heavily veined wood with a black patina
Eroded base with a crack between the legs (material loss)
H.: 33 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
Baoulé/Agni-style statuette depicting a standing man with his hands held away from his body
Heavily veined wood with a black patina
Eroded base with a crack between the legs (material loss)
H.: 33 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
