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Item Terracotta Genuflect Figure(National Commission for Museums and Monuments) National Museum LagosA heavily ornamented kneeling terracotta figure.Item Terracotta Elephant Head(National Commission for Museums and Monuments) National Museum LagosNok Terracotta Elephant Head.Item Terracotta Head(National Commission For Museums and Monuments.) National Museum LagosA Human head with two knots on the frontal hairline and scarification on the face.Item Human Head(National Commission For Museums and Monuments.) National Museum LagosTerracotta human head wearing a cap with naturalistic facial representation. the face is adorned with vertical striation, blurred eyes, wide nostril and tick lips. there are evidence of cracks on the headItem Terracotta Human Head(National Commission for Museums and Monuments) National Museum LagosTerracotta Human Head weaving a cap with naturalistic facial feature, blurred eyes with parts of the nose and mouth chipped offItem Owo Terracotta Human Bust(National Commission for Museums and Monuments) National Museum LagosTerracotta burst of human figure, wearing a cap, with a naturalistic look, blurred eyes, raised nose and mouth. on the neck is beaded necklace, the right arm extended alongside the body with part of the left hand chipped offItem Owo Terracotta Human Head(National Commission for Museums and Monuments) National Museum LagosMiniature terracotta human head wearing a cap, on both cheeks are raised lines, depicting beard.Item Nok Terracotta head(National Museum, Lagos.) National Museum, LagosNok Terracotta head with segmented hairdo, triangular pierced eyes and the mouth opened.Item Ife Terracotta Ritual Pot.(National Museum, Lagos.) National Museum, Lagos.Ritual Terracotta pot from Ife. On the body are reptiles, human heads with snakes issuing out from the nostrils.