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Face jugs were supposed to ward off evil spirits, but they eventually turned more decorative.
When someone was buried, face jugs were buried with them to ward off evil spirits.
Face jugs were also found on the Underground Railroad, suggesting that they were VERY important to slaves. This face jug is from SC.
The first face jugs were made in SC. This is a SC face jug.
Edgefield, SC was where the face jug invented, (there are some historians who disagree). This is a SC face jug.
There is a lot of argument over the origins of face jugs because slave could not read or write, so they didn't write any records of these objects.
The first face jugs were probably made by African American slaves in South Carolina.
This face jug is from France.
This face jug is also from France.
This face jug was made in South Carolina in 1850.
This face jug was made in the 20th century, when people had more resources to make the jugs colorful and decorative.
Face jugs are also called grotesque jugs and monkey jugs.
Face jugs were used to store alcohol starting in the 1920s.
Many face jugs are scary looking to make sure children don't touch or find the objects inside.
