Rattle Staff
AF2043
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2043 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 19th century |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Rattle staff (ukhurhe). Staff with three human figures. Staff topped with human figure standing on a guilloche and crosshatch decorated segment followed by an undecorated segment, kneeling female figure, undecorated segment and terminating with a kneeling male figure. Back of hollowed out ttop segment is missing. |
| Length | 156.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 25968 - Dealer's Number |
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