Packed with 165 color and 184 b/w photographs. 258 pages. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Museum for African Art, (1996). First softcover edition. A near fine copy. Published in conjunction with the exhibition.

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Title

Memory: Luba Art and the Making of History

Publisher

Museum for African Art, New York

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0945802145

ISBN 13

9780945802143

Binding

paperback

Edition

First.

Condition

near fine

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Memory and history are always in tension, as people selectively choose memories to make histories that "prove" the legitimacy of their claims to power, prestige, and prerogative. If many African groups have created visual arts to assist in this process, Luba peoples of southeastern Zaire have done so brilliantly, with a stunning array of mnemonic devices ranging from memory boards to beaded emblems, wooden figures to body arts, ornamented staffs and axes to divination devices. The sculpted narratives of these objects and art forms are esoteric, and must be "read" by "men of memory" who have learned their precious skills through initiation to the Mbudye Society. Luba kings, royal titleholders, and outlying chiefs turn to them to interpret the mapped details of origin myths, protocol and prohibitions of the royal court, and other deeply encoded information. The Luba kingdoms are among the most important in central Africa, whose refined royal arts have influenced people hundreds of miles beyond their own Heartland. Luba have an ancient heritage as well, that archaeologists trace back over one thousand years. Although Luba arts are well known for their astounding beauty, Luba Art and the Making of History is the first study of their intellectual complexity, aesthetic impact, and social contexts.

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