A village in the Zaria region of central Nigeria. In 1931, two terracotta human heads were discovered in a tin mine in the village. Since then, hundreds of terracotta human figures in the same style as the Nok heads have been excavated in a vast area stretching 480 km from east to west and 330 km from north to south, located north of the confluence of the Niger River and the Benue River. These terracotta figures are called Nok art or Nok culture (civilization) after the place where they were first discovered. They date from around 500 BC to around 200 AD. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アフリカのナイジェリア中部,ザリア地方の村。1931年同村のスズ鉱山からテラコッタ製の人頭2個が発見された。その後ニジェール川とベヌエBenue川の合流点の北方に位置する,東西480km,南北330kmにおよぶ広大な地域で,ノクの人頭像と同じ様式のテラコッタ製人像が数百点出土した。これらのテラコッタ像は,最初の発見地にちなんで,ノク美術ないしノク文化(文明)と称される。前500年ころから後200年ころにかけてのものである。
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