Zemanek-Münster

Memory board "lukasa" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3041728

sold EUR 3,600
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 November 2012, lot 401
Walter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch

Description

wood, partly encrusted patina, cowrie snails, beads, stud with beads and pins, incised linear decor on both sides, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
used during “mbudye” rituals at inauguration of new rulers; serving to teach sacred lore about culture heroes, clan migrations, the introduction of the sacred rule, to recite genealogies, king lists, and the episodes in the founding charter. Each “lukasa” elicits some or all informations, but the narration varies with the knowledge and oratory skill of the reader.


The object Memory board “lukasa” with the object ID 3041728 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 61 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,600 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.

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Comparing literature

Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 39, ill. 7


Publications

AHDRC: 0141994


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