IVORY COAST
IVORY COAST
A Senufo-style horseman on his mount
Light wood with a brown patina. Fine quality carving
Damage to the horseman’s right ear and the horse’s left ear
H: 41 cm – W: 20 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
A Senufo-style horseman on his mount
Light wood with a brown patina. Fine quality carving
Damage to the horseman’s right ear and the horse’s left ear
H: 41 cm – W: 20 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
