Nok statues are about 2,000 to 2,500 years old, among the oldest sculptures in West Africa. They were first unearthed in 1943 at a tin mine near the village of Nok in central Nigeria.

Nok artisans were prolific, many similar figurines have left Nigeria, ... The statues had been packed within these boxes while being shipped as air cargo into the United States.

In a very welcome display of international concern for the well-being of Nigeria’s cultural heritage, the French government has returned five Nok terracotta figures which had been illegally ...

The French Government yesterday returned five stolen Nok statuettes to the Nigerian Government. The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jacques Champagne Labriolle, who presented the statuettes to the ...

NEW YORK — A handful of roughly 2,000-year-old figurines began a journey back home to Nigeria today (July 26) after being seized at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.

Nok statues are about 2,000 to 2,500 years old, among the oldest sculptures in West Africa. They were first unearthed in 1943 at a tin mine near the village of Nok in central Nigeria.

The 10 Nok (nahk) statues and a carved tusk were seized from a Manhattan gallery. NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has returned 11 cultural artifacts to the government of Nigeria.

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has returned 11 cultural artifacts to the government of Nigeria.