Tiv people
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The Tiv are a Bantu ethnic group. They constitute approximately 3.5% of Nigeria's total population, and number over 8 million individuals throughout Nigeria and Cameroon.
Tiv elders
Bronze Tiv snuff-taker, c. 1932 ( The Trustees of the British museum)
Photo by Leo Frobenius of a Tiv village in August 1911
A group of Tiv chiefs at an event
Nigeria
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Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769
Tiv people
…The Tiv (or Tiiv) are a Bantu ethnic group. They constitute approximately 3.5% of Nigeria's total population, and number over 8 million individuals throughout Nigeria and Cameroon. The Tiv language is spoken by over 8 million people…
Nok sculpture, terracotta
Royal Benin ivory mask, one of Nigeria's most recognised artifacts. Benin Empire, 16th century.
Depiction of Benin City by a Dutch illustrator in 1668. The wall-like structure in the centre probably represents the walls of Benin, housing the Benin bronze decorated historic Benin City Palace.
The Lord and Lady Lugard, 1908