IVORY COAST / GHANA - Lot 52

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IVORY COAST / GHANA - Lot 52
IVORY COAST / GHANA A set of ten AKAN-ASHANTI weights used for weighing gold. Bronze with an antique patina, showing signs of use, wear, and oxidation Rectangular shapes with traditional geometric decoration Average size: 2.5 x 2.5 cm Formerly in 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
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