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Book cover of Luba, Visions of Africa, featuring a dark, carved wooden mask with horn shapes near ears, published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Luba, Visions of Africa, featuring a dark, carved wooden mask with horn shapes near ears, published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Luba, Visions of Africa, featuring a dark, carved wooden mask with horn shapes near ears, published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Luba, Visions of Africa, featuring a dark, carved wooden mask with horn shapes near ears, published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Luba, Visions of Africa, featuring a dark, carved wooden mask with horn shapes near ears, published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Luba, Visions of Africa, featuring a dark, carved wooden mask with horn shapes near ears, published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Luba, Visions of Africa, featuring a dark, carved wooden mask with horn shapes near ears, published by 5 Continents Editions.
Book cover of Luba, Visions of Africa, featuring a dark, carved wooden mask with horn shapes near ears, published by 5 Continents Editions.

Luba

Visions of Africa

By (author) Mary Nooter Roberts
By (author) Allen Roberts

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  • This image-filled book features outstanding works of Luba art from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Full Description

This image-filled book features outstanding works of Luba art from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Major themes to be addressed include the role of visual and performance arts in Luba traditional politics; the symbolism of the female image and why ‘the king is a woman’ for Luba; the instrumentality of royal insignia in politics, problem-solving, and healing; and the use of art objects in the creation and transmission of historical knowledge in both the Luba heartland and its peripheries. Case studies from the authors’ long research among Luba, Tabwa, and related peoples of the Congo will illuminate the complex philosophical underpinnings of Luba thought and visual expression.

About the Author
Mary Nooter Roberts is Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She also served for a decade as Senior Curator at the Museum for African Art in New York City. Allen F. Roberts is Professor of World Arts and Cultures and Director of the African Studies Centre at UCLA.
Specifications
Publisher
5 Continents Editions
ISBN
9788874392971
Published
15th Aug 2007
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Italy & France
Size
245 mm x 169 mm
Pages
148 Pages
Illustrations
63 color, 23 b&w
Name of series
Visions of Africa
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