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An Okpoho-type manilla from south-eastern Nigeria Manilla bundle of copper and copper alloys, various eras, West Africa. Manillas [pronunciation?] are a form of commodity money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. [1] They were produced in large numbers in a wide range of designs, sizes, and weights.
"Lower Niger Bronze Industry" is essentially a catch-all term [1] referring either to any unattributed "Bronze" (in reality, copper alloy) work produced in the Lower Niger, [2] or, more commonly, to every "Bronze" work produced in the Lower Niger which cannot be immediately attributed to more famous traditions of Benin and Yoruba (particularly Ife) metallurgy.
The Benin bronze sculpture tradition is thought to have derived from or been influenced by that of the older nearby Kingdom of Ife in southwest Nigeria. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] While the collection is known as the Benin Bronzes, [ 18 ] like most West African " bronzes " the pieces are mostly made of brass of variable composition.
In 1971, a Nigeria steel development authority was created to design plans for iron and steel projects and train students in iron and steel making. In 1979, the Nigerian government signed an agreement with soviet group Technopromexport for the construction of a steel plant in Ajaokuta.
The archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu is the study of an archaeological site located in a town of the same name: Igbo-Ukwu, an Igbo town in Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria.As a result of these findings, three excavation areas at Igbo-Ukwu were opened in 1959 and 1964 by Charles Thurstan Shaw: Igbo Richard, Igbo Isaiah, and Igbo Jonah.
The types of crude oil exported by Nigeria are Bonny light oil, Forcados crude oil, Qua Ibo crude oil and Brass River crude oil. [86] The U.S. remains Nigeria's largest buyer of crude oil, accounting for 40% of the country's total oil exports; Nigeria provides about 10% of overall U.S. oil imports and ranks as the fifth-largest source of U.S ...
Alongside this, a crucible furnace dating to 2300–1900 BC for bronze casting has been found at the temple precinct at Kerma (in present-day northern Sudan), however the source of the tin remains unknown. Over the next millennium Nubians developed great skill in working copper and other known metals. [2]
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