Rattle staff "ukhurhe"

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Description

wood, pigments, base

The shafts of most rattle staffs are bamboo-like segmented, which goes back to the “ukurhe-okho” plant, from which ultimately derives the name of these staffs.

The rattling sound of the staff and accompanying incantations are intended to attract the attention of ancestral spirits.

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Comparing literature

Ezra, Kate, Royal Art of Benin, New York 1992, p. 91 ff.

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