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Lobi Shrine Bells
These two bells were collected in a Lobi community in northern Ghana. Similar bells can be found in communities similarly identified as Lobi in northern Cote d’Ivoire and southwestern Burkina Faso. The term “Lobi” is a catch all for a variety of in fact diverse ethnic peoples. These bells have internal clappers and emit a pleasant tickling when set in motion. They were apparently kept in and around household altars. Such bells are apparently also worn for protection by small children. An image on page 132 in Blandin’s “Fer Noir” shows a image by D. Bognolo of infant wearing one on a string hung around her neck. 2.5″ and 3″ respectively.
