Nok culture
West Africa masters iron and sculpts in terracotta
The Nok culture emerged in what is now Nigeria, renowned for its expressive terracotta sculptures. Its people were among the first in West Africa to smelt iron.
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The terracotta sculptures of Nigeria's Nok culture were being made centuries before China's Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang.