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title: Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7935/nok-culture-fragment-of-a-figure/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7935.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7935.jpg)

## Image Caption

As a result of erosion and mining, one of the oldest and most sophistcated art-producing cultures known in sub-Saharan [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) came to light in the mid-20th century. Hundreds of hollow figures, heads, and fragments made of coarse clay have been found in three sites near [Nok](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nok_Culture/) in central Nigeria—an origin enshrined in the art historical name for these objects—and have been scientifically dated from 500 BCE-200 CE. This piece comes from Kaduna State in central Nigeria and is made of terracotta. It dates from 200 BCE-200 CE. ([Iris](https://www.worldhistory.org/Iris/) & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, January 16). Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7935/nok-culture-fragment-of-a-figure/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 16, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7935/nok-culture-fragment-of-a-figure/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7935/nok-culture-fragment-of-a-figure/>.

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