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Place of Origin: Nigerian
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC

Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure in Royal Pose. I-II Century AD. Certificate of Authenticity with TL Test and Passport from Europe. Museum Piece...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Nigerian Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Ibo-Izzi, Nigeria Old ‘Ogbodo Enyi’ Elephant Mask
Ibo-Izzi, Nigeria Old ‘Ogbodo Enyi’ Elephant Mask

Ibo-Izzi, Nigeria Old ‘Ogbodo Enyi’ Elephant Mask

Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL

This mask type of the Ibo-Izzi, a subgroup of the Ibo, is actually a dance crest. The elephant mask 'ogbodo enyi' is worn horizontally on top of the head...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Nigerian Antiquities

Materials

Wood

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Pre Columbian Large Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
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Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood
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Nok Terracotta Figure of Seated Man, Nigeria, Africa TL Tested
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Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

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Description: Most Nok sculpture is hollow and coil-built like pottery. Finely worked to a resilient consistency from local clays and gravel, the millenni...

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RARE TRIBAL TERRACOTTA - NOK CULTURE, NIGERIA
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Located in Stamford, CT

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