Lobi people

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:country gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lobi people
gptkbp:initiation_ritual bagr
gptkbp:language gptkb:Lobi_language
gptkbp:leader thildaar
gptkbp:mainCrops maize
marina
cotton
groundnuts
sorghum
yams
gptkbp:migratory from present-day Ghana to Burkina Faso in the 18th century
gptkbp:notable_for mythology
ancestor worship
fortified houses (soukala)
gptkbp:notableFestival Bagr festival
gptkbp:occupation farming
gptkbp:population about 1 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Dagara_people
Birifor people
Dyan people
Gan people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
traditional African religions
gptkbp:settlementType dispersed compounds
gptkbp:socialStructure clan-based
gptkbp:style gptkb:sculpture
gptkb:steel
terracotta figurines
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Lobi architecture (tentative list)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_African_spirituality
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5