In 1943 the first Nok terracotta was discovered at Jemaa.Bernard Fagg presents here an objective study of the material collected since then. His account is supported by copious illustration which conveys the quality and variety of the Nok art corpus.

Dedication page

Preface

Discovery and retrieval

Age and manufacture

The figures and forms: an interpretation

Faith and functions

Colour plates

Nok terracottas

Figurine Index

Publications cited

Index

Map