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WEST AFRICA A set of two stone-carved heads with buns, one of which bears an inscription at the base reading “Eingeboren arbeit von Lambaréné 1937”; according to family tradition, this inscription is believed to have been written by Dr. Schweitzer H.: 12 and 14 cm – W.: 13 cm Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Münster, who was a close friend and collaborator of Albert Schweitzer. The collection was subsequently passed down and expanded by his son, a pharmacist who settled in Lambaréné (Gabon) and later in Côte d’Ivoire, according to oral family tradition. See Biography in the sale listing
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