These humble objects, made from earth itself, blend the physical and metaphysical and take us on a journey of discovery and enlightenment. Many utilitarian pots are collected with little or no information about who made them, yet their marks of use reveal the manual labor that most Africans engage in over a lifetime. Religious conversion, urbanization, political upheaval, and war have made many objects like these disappear from everyday life. Each one of these pieces embodies a story that penetrates our soul even before it is told.