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Object Number:
1979.539
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ukhurhẹ
English designation
Ancestral Staff
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Staffs
Location
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Last Updated: 2021-07-30
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english
Object Number
object id
1979.539
Object Sort Number
object id
1979 539
Primary Rendition No
object id
vs1979_539-d
Title
designation
,
object type
Rattle Staff (Ukhurhe)
Medium
material
Wood
Dimensions
dimensions
L. 48 3/4 in. (123.8 cm)
Classification
object type
Wood-Sculpture
Date
date made
19th–20th century
Geo: City
production place
Court of Benin
Geo: Country
production place
Nigeria
Credit Line
prior source
Anonymous Gift, 1979
Provenance
provenance
Private collection, New York, until 1979Court of Benin Objects in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dynasty
reign associated name
Oranmiyan
Culture
ethnic attribution
Edo peoples
ExhibitionHistory
exhibition history
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