Memory Board from Democratic Republic of the Congo

Courtesy of Walters Art Museum and University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City

Lukasa or Memory Board from Democratic Republic of the Congo

19th century
Wood and beads
For instance, the Lukasa Board, made by the Luba people of eastern Congo, maps memories using incisions and beadwork to indicate significant places, people, events or ideas.

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