Museum of Colquitt County  History

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While still in the Lobby there you will see a display of Face Jugs.  This art form dates back to the 1700's when potters working on a production basis would grow tired of making the same jug over and over would take a whimsical side step and create, what some people refer to as the ugliest jugs in the world, Face Jugs. Some experts in the field of pottery state that the "Face Jugs" have their roots with early Black Americans, who created them as Voodoo objects. These were given as gifts, often filled with "spirits", to friends. These jugs have escalated in price over the past years to the point that a collection as shown here could be worth several thousand dollars.

You are listening to "Early One Morning"  from Lesley Nelson's Popular Songs In American History 

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