WEST AFRICA
WEST AFRICA
A set of four bracelets, including two made of wood and two made of fabric adorned with cowrie shells
Average diameter: 12 cm
Formerly part of the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Münster, and 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
WEST AFRICA
A set of four bracelets, including two made of wood and two made of fabric adorned with cowrie shells
Average diameter: 12 cm
Formerly part of the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Münster, and 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
