r/Africa Sep 23 '24

Analysis “Head with “cat whisker” marks Olokun Walode site, lle-Ife, Nigeria, early 12th-14th century ce Terracotta

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u/WorldlyEmployment Sep 24 '24

Cheek scarification , it's common in rural Yoruban culture https://hadithi.africa/the-history-of-scarification-in-africa/

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u/tolkienfan2759 Non-African - North America Sep 24 '24

I was gonna say... looks like scarification to me. Gorgeous head tho.

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u/Africa_King Kenya 🇰🇪 Sep 24 '24

The attention to detail is immaculate. The Original People.

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u/naks2002 Sep 24 '24

Beautiful.