A blog commenting on various aspects of the private collecting and trade in archaeological artefacts today and their effect on the archaeological record.
Tribal groups in the region include the Sao, Massa, Fulani, Hausa. Objects from these groups do not figure prominently on the "ethnic art" market, but the Nok/Jos objects coming from the central-south area of this zone do (see the trafficking culture entry for them).Who knows how this stuff is surfacing on the market now? I suspect the dealers who pedal the material would prefer not to be asked.
It has been pointed out by activists in the US that the Nigerian conflict has been mostly ignored in the press in comparison to the Middle East. Wonder why?
It has been pointed out by activists in the US that the Nigerian conflict has been mostly ignored in the press in comparison to the Middle East. Wonder why?
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