Referring to the ancient Nok culture of Nigeria, known for distinctive terracotta sculptures dating from 1000 BCE to 300 CE.
Named after the village of Nok in central Nigeria where the first terracotta sculptures were discovered in 1928. The culture's actual name for itself is unknown.
The Nok culture created some of Africa's earliest known sculptures, and their sophisticated terracotta techniques influenced artistic traditions across West Africa for over a millennium, yet we still don't know what they called themselves or their language.
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