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Luba Lukasa Memory Board.
DR Congo.

"Lukasa, or memory boards, are hand-held wooden objects that present a conceptual map of fundamental aspects of Luba culture. They are at once illustrations of the Luba political system, historical chronicles of the Luba state, and territorial diagrams of local chiefdoms. Each board's design is unique and represents the divine revelations of a spirit medium expressed in sculptural form."
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"Lukasa belong to regional chapters of the Luba mbudye association. Mbudye is a council of men and women charged with sustaining and interpreting the political and historical principles of the Luba state. As authorities on the tenets of Luba society, mbudye provide a counterbalance to the power of kings and chiefs, checking or reinforcing it as necessary. Members of mbudye proceed through a series of stages within the society as they master successive levels of arcane knowledge. Only those at the apex of the association can decipher and interpret the lukasa's intricate designs and motifs."

Reference text:
- MET Museum, The Collection, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Memory Board (Lukasa), Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Accession Number: 1977.467.3 -

Provenance:
Belgian private collection

Object type: lukasa
Tribe: Luba
Material: wood, cauris, beads
Height: 25 cm

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1st half 20th century - Excellent 

Memory board - Beads, Cauris, Wood - Lukasa - Luba - DR Congo 

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