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IGBO Monumental sculptures from Nigeria - Bernard de Grunne - 2010
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I have a desperate weakness for Yoruba bowls…. which thankfully, is easily satiated by the reality of their price points and my personal budget.
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A Gallery of Ancient African Art (Image Gallery) p. 13 - World History Encyclopedia
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bronze head/ Benin
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Edo Figure, Benin, Nigeria
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A Nok sculpture dated to sometime between c. 500 BC&c.500 AD on display in the Louvre. The Nok culture arose sometime around 1000 BC in what is now northern Nigeria. Unfortunately, we don’t know as much about it as we do about other ancient African civilizations because, as far as we know, it had no system of writing and its archaeological sites have not been extensively excavated by professionals.The Nok culture seems to have ended sometime around 500 AD for unknown reasons.
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http://www.davidserra.es (C) David Serra Art Tribal Imaginaire Tribal 2015
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In this gallery, we look at striking examples of art from across the African continent. In gold, stone and metals, ancient and medieval African artists have not only given us unique pieces of art to...
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Aksum Obelisk, symbol of the Aksumite civilization
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ARTENEGRO African Tribal Arts www.artenegro.com
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African Fante Statue
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19th c. “Head of an Oba” bronze sculpture, created by artists of the Edo people, part of a group of more than a thousand metal plaques and sculptures known as the Benin Bronzes that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin in what is now Nigeria.
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