Nok Ceramic Heads

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Nok ceramic heads. The nok culture is an early iron age population whose material remains are named after the ham village of nok in kaduna state of nigeria where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. Although very few of the sculptures have been found intact it is clear that they were nearly life sized. The famous terracotta figurines were made of local clays with coarse tempers. First discovered in 1928 in the small tin mining village of nok artifacts of similar features were found over an area that stretched about 300 miles 480 km east to west and 200.

Functional parts such as oil seals and mechanical seals created from nok s technology are used not only in the automotive industry but also in various fields. Ceramic macramé bead banded round vintage ceramic bead vintage macrame bead hand glazed 1970 s vintage ceramic bead large beads thebeadtreasurechest. Nok culture ancient iron age culture that existed on the benue plateau of nigeria between about 500 bce and 200 ce. Other artefacts found in association with these heads include ceramic vessels iron and copper beads and bone fragments.

5 out of 5 stars 354 354 reviews 2 00. Most are known from broken fragments representing human heads and other body parts wearing a profusion of beads anklets and bracelets. The nok culture appeared in northern nigeria around 1500 bc and vanished under unknown circumstances around 500 ad having lasted approximately 2 000 years. The most celebrated of these later cultures was ife pronounced ee feh whose people in southwestern nigeria turned bronze into stunning portrait heads around a d.

B c rupp et al 2005 bruenig 2012. The nok group will continue to create stronger and more original parts by further improving the seal technology fpc technology and roll. We would need more research to establish a stylistic continuum between nok and ife says musa hambolu research director at nigeria s national commission for museums and. A d but recent archaeological excavations have now dated the majority of terracottas to 900 300 b c e.

Or before the common era bc to 200 c e. The lydenburg heads refer to seven terracotta heads that were discovered in association with other pottery artefacts in lydenburg mpumalanga south africa they are among the oldest known african iron age artworks from south of the equator. Favorite add to. This page is packings our products of nok corporation.

The heads of nok terracottas are invariably proportionally large relative to the bodies and while not enough is known of nok culture to explain this apparent imbalance it is interesting to note that a similar emphasis of the head in later african art traditions often signifies respect for intelligence. Nok sculpture was previously routinely dated as 500 b c e.