Nok Terracotta Head 6, Nigeria

NOK TERRACOTTA 6

NOK, TERRACOTTA HEAD NO. 6, 10", SOLD, Nigeria

The oldest and most impressive group of terracottas in "Africa Unearthed" are the powerful and elegant heads and figures of the Nok. Little is known of the Nok civilization (ca. 500 B.C. - 200 A.D.) They were discovered in 1943 during mining near the village of Nok (hence the name), in Nigeria. Bernard Fagg, William Fagg's brother, did much of the early work on these discoveries. Over the years we have acquired many Nok pieces, varying in size, quality and amount and type of repairs made. Many have been tested at Bortolot Daybreak Corp. in Conn. and have papers documenting their age by thermoluminescence. More information will be available in the gallery and on our website. Katsina and Sokoto pieces, of which we have only a few, are from the same period, even more recently discovered, and also from Nigeria. All are drilled and mounted on black iron bases.

This wonderful piece, when tested, was found to be authentic. The certificate is included. Test results indicate the material was last fired 1740 +/- 370 years ago.

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