The making of “Nok terracotta”
The famous terracottas of the Nok culture of central Nigeria represent the oldest figurative art of sub-Saharan Africa. This article describes the reproduction of such a terracotta by a Nigerian craftsman. The technical aspects – clay preparation, tooling, production process – as well as the clear d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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OpenEdition
2007-02-01
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| Series: | Afrique Archéologie Arts |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/aaa/1398 |