1. This figure has been described by historians as a dignitary of the Nok people. The creation of this sculpture may steam from a esteemed dignitaries passing, so this sculpture maybe a commemorative work of art.
2. This iconic Nok sculpture is often described a " the thinker " , since his his body poster to mirrors the modern European sculpture by the same name. But this is most likely a matter of cultural biases, and the most that can be said with certainty is that the figure represents a privileged individual.
3. This clay head is only a fragment of what was once an entire human form. But even this fragment can give historians i sight on the mysteries of Nok society. The sculpture clearly displays what would have been a typical hair dress for privileged individuals.
4. The triangular eyes and parted lips of this Nok terracotta figurine are characteristic of an artistic style that endured for millennia even after the Nok culture disappeared. This one may represent a deity, an ancestor, or be a portrait.
5. At Nok sites, metal tools made around 500 B.C. have been found alongside stone tools, attesting to the manufacture of iron while stone was still being used.
6. This badly damaged sculptor fragment is particularly unrefined and unpolished, historians have inferred that is could possibly be a practice model for a larger scale work of art or the work of a young apprenticing artists.
7. This sculpture adored with many accessories may have represented a shaman or holy man in Nok society.
8. This youthful looking figure may have been a member of the elite or an apprenticing artisan.
9. This sculpture is also a fragment of what would have been a large full body work of art. The pronounced open lips suggest that the figure is implied to be speaking or singing. The sculpture maybe a singer or storyteller in there community.
10. This highly embellished figure may have been a shaman or privileged member of the elite.
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