WEST AFRICA
WEST AFRICA
An adze, a loom shuttle, and a walking stick
Wood, iron, and thread
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician, cultural figure in Munster, and close friend and collaborator 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 catalog
WEST AFRICA
An adze, a loom shuttle, and a walking stick
Wood, iron, and thread
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician, cultural figure in Munster, and close friend and collaborator 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 catalog
