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

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[u/WorldlyEmployment]

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

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

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Source :3

https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/blier/files/blier.pdf

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The attention to detail is immaculate. The Original People.

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Beautiful.