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Jukun

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Jukun

Member of a people of eastern Nigeria. They are descendants of the 17th-century Sudanese kingdom of Kororofa.

Traditionally, their king, who was equated or associated with the Moon, and was supposed to have a personal influence over the course of nature, ruled for only seven years and was then strangled and replaced.



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From Mande Komo to Jukun Akama: Approaching the Difficult Question of History" African Arts 25 (2):76-85, 99-100.
Notes on African art, history and diasporas within by Peffer, John / African Arts
According to Arnold Rubin (1969:78-93), the Jukun can be divided into mask-using and figure-using areas.
Eastern Nigerian art from the Toby and Barry Hecht collection by Hecht, Barry / African Arts
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