Rattle staff

Rattle staff (ukhurhe), of carved agaba wood, one of a pair, surmounted with a carved human head, partly hollowed below with three vertical slots and a wooden rattle inside, commissioned after the death of a man to represent his spirit, social status and lineage: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 19th century

Rattle staff

Rattle staff (ukhurhe), of carved agaba wood, one of a pair, surmounted with a carved human head, partly hollowed below with three vertical slots and a wooden rattle inside, commissioned after the death of a man to represent his spirit, social status and lineage: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 19th century