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Description : Additional Information: A Luba divination board carved with a couple of female figures standing on the top. Motifs on the board depict a village life with moon, sun, star, knife, adzes, house and tree,  ,Not much is known about these symbols. Among the Luba, such boards were used as a divination board or a lukasa memory device that records a clan history. The diviner or a local historian is the only one able to interpret the symbols on the board. ,The Luba have a number of different forms of divination used to determine the causes of misfortune or illness or family difficulties or simply the bad side of human experiences. This is one of them. Some of the greatest examples of Luba art serve specific roles in divination. Among the core Luba divination is known as Kashekesheke or , Katatora (among the Songye). , The small sculpture would be held by the diviner and the patient who would rub it on the board or possibly a mat or even on the ground. The diviner would pose questions and the small moving sculpture would provide answers through its movements and conversation between the diviner and the patient. ,Recommended Reading: Nooter, M. N. and , A. F. Roberts. 1996. Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History
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Estimations(basse-haute) : 350 USD-450 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

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