Category: Stone
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Esie Art
By Adefoyeke Ajao Esie is a town located in Kwara State, Nigeria and is largely populated by the Igbomina people. Esie initially became famous because of the stone figurines that were found in groves on the outskirts of the town. It would later, in 1945, house Nigeria’s first museum, the Esie Museum, which is described as […]
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POSTED IN Art, Art history, Ceramics & Pottery (Clay), Culture, Sculpture, Stone
Nok Art
By Adefoyeke Ajao When Nigeria’s indigenous artefacts are mentioned, you’re most likely to hear about the busts of Benin and Ife, and you’re left wondering if these are the only pre-colonial artefacts that were found in Nigeria. Despite gracing many local and international museums, the terracotta statuettes that are peculiar to Northern Nigeria’s Nok culture […]
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