Luba: Visions of Africa by Roberts, Mary Nooter

Luba: Visions of Africa (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9788874392971)

Vendor: Mary Nooter Roberts
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Format: Hardcover
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Luba: Visions of Africa by Roberts, Mary Nooter

Luba: Visions of Africa

$39.95
Luba: Visions of Africa by Roberts, Mary Nooter

Luba: Visions of Africa

$39.95
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Mary Nooter Roberts, Allen Roberts
ISBN-10: 8874392974
ISBN-13: 9788874392971
Publisher: Five Continents Editions
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 148
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.53h x 6.72w x 0.62d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 15616 / Luba
By Mary Nooter Roberts
By Mary Nooter Roberts
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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.

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