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\"Lobi
\nThe Lobi people live primarily in southwest Burkina Faso in West Africa.\u00a0 They migrated to the region from present day Ghana around 1770.\u00a0 Although the Lobi make many types of ceramics, the spikes on this style of pot indicate that it was used as a sacred vessel.\u00a0 The spike-covered surface discourages frequent handling which might disrupt its purpose.\u00a0 Lobi pots like this one are used to contain medicines that protect against misfortune, illness, and witchcraft.\u00a0 They are most often placed in family shrines in small windowless interior rooms.\u00a0 The room contains an altar with groupings of similar vessels, wood and clay figures, and other materials used to connect with the spirit world.\u00a0 The pots can also be placed in shrines in the courtyard of the family compound.<\/p>\n

All Lobi potters are women, but they believe that women can risk infertility by making spiritually powerful pots like this one.\u00a0 Therefore, only women who are past their reproductive years can make these special vessels.\u00a0 Although created by women, Lobi men assume ownership of the pots and pass them down from father to son.<\/p>\n

This Lobi pot was recently reconstructed by WFU intern Pauline Nguyen (\u201920) and is currently on display in our new Conservation Spotlight.<\/p>\n

Learn about other African ceramics with Artifact of the Month posts about a Zulu beer pot<\/a> and a Bamana water container<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Lobi people live primarily in southwest Burkina Faso in West Africa.\u00a0 They migrated to the region from present day Ghana around 1770.\u00a0 Although the Lobi make many types of ceramics, the spikes on this style of pot indicate that it was used as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"overlay_title":false,"hide_featured_image_post":false,"wfu_hide_page_title":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artifacts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLobi Ceremonial Pot - Timothy S. Y. 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