Fodome and Likpe are two of the Volta Region's most respected traditional areas for pottery and craft — Fodome (in the Ho West District, home of the Fodome Traditional Area under its chief) is especially noted for its clay work and weaving, while Likpe (in the Guan-speaking north of the region, with towns like Likpe-Mate, Likpe-Bala, Likpe-Agbozume and Likpe-Todome) is known for pottery, basket weaving and the famous Likpe beads and craft traditions. Fodome's potters work the local clay into water pots, cooking pots, bowls and ceremonial vessels, often shaped by hand-coiling and pit-fired — the same ancient technique used across Eweland and Guan communities for centuries. Pottery in these areas is traditionally women's work, passed from mother to daughter, and the pots carry ritual as well as domestic value: many are used in funerals, outdooring ceremonies and shrine offerings. Fodome is also a major weaving centre, producing kente and other cloth on traditional looms. Likpe is a Guan traditional area with a strong craft identity. Its people are known for pottery, basket weaving, and the striking Likpe beads — colourful glass and clay beads worn at festivals and rites of passage. The Likpe area also hosts the famous Likpe Caves and the ancestral grove at Likpe-Agbozume, which draw visitors interested in the area's history and its craft heritage. The annual Likpe Yam Festival (Likpe Tutu) is a good time to see the crafts, drumming and traditional dress on full display. Both areas sit within the broader Volta Region craft corridor that includes Kpando, Anfoega and the Tafi Atome area, so a craft-focused trip can combine pottery villages, weaving centres and bead markets in one route. If you're planning a visit, the dry season (roughly November to March) is the easiest time to travel the region's roads, and local chiefs' palaces or district assembly offices in Ho West and Guan District can point you to active pottery workshops. As the Akan say, *"Onipa firi soro besi a, obesi onipa kurom"* — a person descends from the sky but settles in a human town; and it is in towns like Fodome and Likpe that Ghana's hands remember how to shape the earth.