Rattle Staff: Oba Akenzua I Standing on an Elephant (Ukhurhe), 1725–50, Nigeria, Edo, Bronze, copper, iron, H. 63 1/2 x W. 1 7/8 in. (161.3 x 4.8 cm), Metal-Implements, In the Benin kingdom of southern Nigeria, rattle staffs, or ukhurhe, are an essential feature of Benin ancestral altars, whether for kings, chiefs, or commoners. These staffs have a hollow rattle chamber near the summit, and they are shaken while uttering prayers at the altars to attract the attention of the ancestors
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