Figure: Head, 12th–15th century, Nigeria, Esie region, Offa, Yoruba peoples, Soapstone, H. 11 11/16 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 6 in. (

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Figure: Head, 12th–15th century, Nigeria, Esie region, Offa, Yoruba peoples, Soapstone, H. 11 11/16 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 6 in. ( x x cm), Stone-Sculpture, This stone head of a woman is part of a group of over a thousand known sculptures identified with a site in the Yoruba town of Esie in north central Nigeria. There, an assemblage of soapstone figures of women, men, and animals were found lying in a forest grove, most showing signs of deliberate damage from an apparent act of organized defacement

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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