Lobi Knife Pick Burkina Faso

Metal, regardless of its shape or form, possesses inherent value. Among traditional societies, iron held significant importance due to its versatility—it could be forged into various tools and weapons such as hoes, spear points, or machetes. Beyond their practical utility, these metal implements carried symbolic significance, often playing a crucial role in negotiations, particularly during bride arrangements.

The Lobi migrated into Burkina Faso from present-day Ghana around 1770, and many of them crossed the border into Contemporary Côte d'Ivoire over the next hundred years or so in search of uncultivated lands. Although Lobi villages are often very independent and so politically disorganized, they managed to put up a strong resistance to French colonialization.

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