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The Female Body in Nigerian Art: Negotiating Aesthetics, Morality, and Identity from Nok to the Contemporary

Obiora Anamaleze — Department of Fine Arts and Design, Wigwe University, Isiokpo, Rivers State, Nigeria1 · Vol. 31, No. 2 · 01 October 2025

Njoku Ken Iheukwumere (Wigwe University

The female body has remained a central motif in Nigerian art, symbolizing ideals of beauty, cultural identity, and social values from the traditional to the contemporary period. However, its representation continues to g...

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