The making of “Nok terracotta”

The famous terracottas of the Nok culture of central Nigeria represent the oldest figurative art of sub-Saharan Africa. This article describes the reproduction of such a terracotta by a Nigerian craftsman. The technical aspects – clay preparation, tooling, production process – as well as the clear d...

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Auteurs principaux: Peter Breunig, James Ameje
Format: article
Langue:EN
FR
Publié: OpenEdition 2007
Sujets:
Nok
art
Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/43dd2b6cf85548ab9b6cbd2e85af3255
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