Bâton crécelle "ukhurhe" · Nigéria, Bénin · ID: 3045665
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Provenance
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, SwitzerlandDescription
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.
Littérature comparée
Ezra, Kate, Royal Art of Benin, New York 1992, p. 91 ff.