WEST AFRICA
WEST AFRICA
Four wooden bracelets, two made of hardwood with a black patina and smooth decoration, and two made of semi-soft wood with a light brown patina and striated decoration
Diameters: 23 and 11 cm
Formerly part of 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
WEST AFRICA
Four wooden bracelets, two made of hardwood with a black patina and smooth decoration, and two made of semi-soft wood with a light brown patina and striated decoration
Diameters: 23 and 11 cm
Formerly part of 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
