Nok is a tin mining town situated in Nigeria. The name was given by an archaeologist by name Bernard Fagg after researching the culture combined with discovering some terracotta (terminated clay figure which is not glazed) sculptural stays of the people in 1943. Individuals had a well-organized administration and also financial system. They were ruled by kings. They were farmers combined with seekers by career. Individuals additionally practiced a snake cult combined with they very respected serpents. The people counted on ancestors and also exercised genealogical veneration as well as had a genealogical cult. They additionally believed in animism.
The people practiced sculpture and also blacksmithing. They shaped sensible pet sculptural figures in the kind of serpents, elephants, monkeys, rams as well as various other quadrupeds along with non-realistic human figures in terracotta hollowed as well as terminated with the open shooting method. The surface areas of the figures were burnished with smooth objects. They fashioned a number of items from iron such as tools, devices, and carries out for farming.
Their human numbers were of various sizes. The leaders combined with various other important persons were formed larger and taller than slaves and attendants. The heads of the numbers were exaggerated combined with its proportion to the body was 1:3. The numbers had sophisticated hairstyles with the pupils of the eyes perforated. The eyes are triangular in shape and also in low relief with horizontal upper lips. The mouth is thick-lipped sometimes opened up with no teeth. The nose is wide with large perforated nostrils. The ears are overemphasized in dimension and pierced. They are unnaturally positioned. The figures are embellished in jewels like lockets, arm bands, wristlets and also anklets. The elaborate snake numbers were made use of in their serpent cult. The human numbers were utilized for magico-medical purposes. They were likewise made use of in funeral ceremonies of the dead and also in their ancestral cults.
On the other hand, the Dogons lie around the rocky plateau on the Niger bend, near Timbuktu in Mali. Their primary profession is farming. They participated in agricultural activities such as tilting and growing of the land as well as the planting and also harvesting of cereals. Some couple of chosen ones were also carvers and also blacksmiths. They also had secret societies that educate young launches on virtues of life, societal living, war and so on. Individuals believed in God, ancestors, and other deities.
The people exercised sculpture and also blacksmithing. The Dogons are kept in mind for sculpting the Kanaga masks. It is a sculpted mask which is prevailed over with a framework in a form of human figure with arms increased representing either Nommos (Priest) or Hogons (Blacksmith). The masks primarily have concave faces. They look much more naturalistic and also may reveal sacrificial patina. Their sculpted numbers used in genealogical veneration typically have convex faces. Numerous forms of materials are made use of in the production of their art kinds. These include wood, metal, and raffia.
The Kanaga masks were dresseded in by the Kanaga dancers together with an assistance structure regarding one metre high standing for a crocodile, a sacred animal thought to heal all kinds of sickness. The professional dancers move in powerful rhythm, flexing in unison the suggestions of the mask practically touching the ground. The masks were utilized in the initiation ceremonies for the young launches. The carved figures were used in genealogical veneration, praise, as well as healing functions.
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