Rattle staff "ukhurhe" · Nigeria, Benin · ID: 3041095
Price
EUR 250
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, GermanyHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1996)
Size
H: 112 cm
H: 44.1 inch
Description
wood, base
Rattle staffs “ukhurhe” are part of the basic equipment of Benin ancestor altars. They are used to get into contact with the spiritual sphere.
After the fathers decease it is the task of the eldest son to order such a staff to be carved and to deposit it among the others on the ancestors shrine. In this way the deceased joins the community of the ancestors.
The object Rattle staff “ukhurhe” with the object ID 3041095 was part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction on March 4, 2017, lot number 250 at that time and is currently available for EUR 250 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Duchateau, Armand, Benin, München, New York 1995, p. 88, ill. 87 f.