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  1. Luba (Visions of Africa) by Mary Roberts, Allen F. Roberts, 2007-09-15
  2. Memory: Luba Art and the Making of History (African art)

41. Art/Auctions: Arts Of Africa, Oceania And The Americas At Sotheby's, May 19, 200
2 is a thin New Guinea, Bungain peoples mask of guardian head, a Yombe flywhisk, aLuba bowstand, a large circular leather ear flaps with indigenous restoration
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Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas Sotheby's Saturday, May 19, 2001, 10:15AM Sale 7659 By Carter B. Horsley This season Sotheby's has combined its Tribal Art, American Indian Art and Pre-Columbian Art auctions into one catalogue. The 87 lots of Oceanic Art start the auction at 10:15AM, Saturday, May 19, 2001, followed by 159 lots of the arts of Africa. The afternoon session, which starts at 2PM, will begin with 27 lots of American Indian Art, the smallest number in many seasons, followed by 148 lots of Pre-Columbian Art. While the sale recorded some good prices, only 75.66 percent of the 419 offered lots sold fora total of $6,767,745 including the buyer's premiums. Oceanic Art The Oceanic section of this auction has many fine works included a superb canoe prow, a fine canoe splash board, a wonderful dance paddle, an excellent gope board, a nice "pig killer," a fine ancestor plaque, and some good masks. Lot 38, canoe prow, 83 inches long, Geelvink Bay, Irian Jaya The canoe prow, shown, above, Lot 38, comes from the Geelvink Bay in Irian Jaya and measures 83 inches in length and has a conservative estimate of $60,000 to $90,000. It sold for $55, 375 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in this article.

42. History Of Zambia
The indigenous huntergatherer occupants of Zambia began to They came primarily fromthe luba and Lunda tribes of that century, the various peoples of Zambia
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    The indigenous hunter-gatherer occupants of Zambia began to be displaced or absorbed by more advanced migrating tribes about 2,000 years ago. The major waves of Bantu-speaking immigrants began in the 15th century, with the greatest influx between the late 17th and early 19th centuries. They came primarily from the Luba and Lunda tribes of southern Zaire and northern Angola but were joined in the 19th century by Ngoni peoples from the south. By the latter part of that century, the various peoples of Zambia were largely established in the areas they currently occupy. Except for an occasional Portuguese explorer, the area lay untouched by Europeans for centuries. After the mid-19th century, it was penetrated by Western explorers, missionaries, and traders. David Livingstone, in 1855, was the first European to see the magnificent falls on the Zambezi River. He named the falls after Queen Victoria, and the Zambian town near the falls is named after him. In 1888, Cecil Rhodes, spearheading British commercial and political interests in Central Africa, obtained a mineral rights concession from local chiefs. In the same year, Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe, respectively) were proclaimed a British sphere of influence. Southern Rhodesia was annexed formally and granted self-government in 1923, and the administration of Northern Rhodesia was transferred to the British colonial office in 1924 as a protectorate.
  • 43. Equatorial Guinea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
    In addition to Malabo, other important cities include luba (also on Bioko) and Bataand the mainland’s indigenous pygmy peoples were displaced by other
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    44. Cartographic History
    the encounter with nonwestern peoples (and the of a wide variety of indigenous Africanmapping including Tabwa scarification patterns and luba lukasa boards
    http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/cartohis.htm
    The History of Cartography related to Africa
    Maps and the history of science The history of western mapping and cartography is interwoven with many important themes and trends: the history of navigation and exploration, economic development and the expansion of European mercantile interests, the encounter with non-western peoples (and the subsequent re-introduction of classical traditions into the west), the rivalries of competing European interests, the relationship of scholars and elites within and among nation states, the development of printing, the increasing need for control over the newly encountered territories from the contact period through colonialism, along with the technology of integrating text and graphics in printed works, the economics of commercial publishing, and so many more topics that one way or another impact upon this story. Herodotus (c. 484-425 BC) is considered the first known historian of the western world. He reported (quite skeptically) the Phoenician circumnavigation of Africa (Waterfield 1998, 4:42). He also documented a scribe's account of the sources of the Nile, which was accepted until the late 19th century: "The account of Herodotus, based on a story told him by a scribe, that the Nile had its source between the two conical peaks of Crophi and Mophi and flowed in two channels to the north and south had considerable influence on future geographers. It accounted for the undue prolongation of the Nile to the south and for the erroneous ascription of the same source to the Nile and the Zambezi" (Lane-Poole 1950:3). The tenacity of this account is truly astounding, as evidenced by the fact that David Livingstone "was still pursuing the Herodotan myth" in the middle of the 19

    45. Worldstats: Providing Information About Our World!
    History The indigenous huntergatherer occupants of Zambia began to They came primarilyfrom the luba and Lunda of that century, the various peoples of Zambia
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    Zambia's population comprises more than 70 Bantu-speaking tribes. Some tribes are small, and only two have enough people to constitute at least 10% of the population. Most Zambians are subsistence farmers. The predominant religion is a blend of traditional beliefs and Christianity. Expatriates, mostly British (about 15,000) or South African, live mainly in Lusaka and in the Copperbelt in northern Zambia, where they are employed in mines and related activities. Zambia also has a small but economically important Asian population, most of whom are Indians. The country is 42% urban.
    Geography:
    Location:
    Southern Africa, east of Angola Area:
    total: 752,614 sq km
    water: 11,890 sq km
    land: 740,724 sq km Land boundaries: total: 5,664 km border countries: Angola 1,110 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,930 km, Malawi 837 km, Mozambique 419 km, Namibia 233 km, Tanzania 338 km, Zimbabwe 797 km Elevation extremes: lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m highest point: unnamed location in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m

    46. Worldstats: Providing Information About Our World!
    Ports and harbors Copyright worldstats.org sqlreflection0 Bata, luba, Malabo. themainland's indigenous pygmy peoples were displaced by other groups
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    Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Area:
    total: 28,051 sq km
    water: sq km
    land: 28,051 sq km Land boundaries:
    total: 539 km border countries: Cameroon 189 km, Gabon 350 km Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m Geography - note: insular and continental regions rather widely separated People: Population: 498,144 (July 2002 est.) Population growth rate: 2.45% (2002 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 54.35 years female: 56.5 years (2002 est.) male: 52.26 years HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.51% (1999 est.) Ethnic groups: Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish Religions: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices Languages: Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo Government: Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Equatorial Guinea conventional short form: Equatorial Guinea local short form: Guinea Ecuatorial local long form: Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial former: Spanish Guinea Government type: republic Capital: Malabo Administrative divisions: 7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Annobon, Bioko Norte, Bioko Sur, Centro Sur, Kie-Ntem, Litoral, Wele-Nzas

    47. Peoplegroup Profile
    in the Tabwa area, although no indigenous Tabwa church History The peoples who currentlyidentify themselves as from their new neighbors, the luba, into their
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    PEOPLE PROFILE THE TABWA OF ZAMBIA In the eighteenth century some Tabwas moved south over the border of Zaire into Zambia. They occupied the area from the Zairian border in the north to the Lufubu river in the south. From west to east their area covers 150km of land with Lake Tanganyika being the eastern border. In time they intermarried with some of the people groups in the area. As a result they developed their own "language"; it is a unique blend of Tabwa and Bemba called the Shila dialect. Because of their lack of education the Tabwa used to have a minority complex, but this is changing. Other tribes interact quite easily with the Tabwa and neighbour relations are good. Only 15% of the population live in the urban areas. Farming is their main source of income and they trade produce with the Haushi and Bemba speaking people. They are a polygamous society and live in groups of 20 people. Shelter consists of little huts made out of

    48. The Colonial State
    1885, the Chokwe began to attack the luba as well to gain military superiority overthe indigenous population of the great diversity among the peoples and their
    http://www.congo2000.net/english/history/kingdom.html
    The Former Kingdoms The western bantou are at the origin of more Ancient kingdoms in Democratic Republic of Congo, the most known is the Kongo kingdom (15th century) and the other one is probably the Kuba kingdom (17th century). The oriental bantou began with the kingdoms Luba (16th century) and Lunda (17th century). The Kongo, Lunda, Luba, and Kuba state systems shared certain common features, I.The Kongo kingdom The Kongo Kingdom was the first state on the west coast of Central Africa to come into contact with Europeans. Portuguese sailors under Diogo Cao landed at the mouth of the Congo River in 1482 . Cao traveled from Portugal to Kongo and back several times during the 1480s, bringing missionaries to the Kongo court and taking Kongo nobles to Portugal in 1485. In the 1490s, the king of Kongo asked Portugal for missionaries and technical assistance in exchange for ivory and other desirable items, such as slaves and copperwares a relationship, ultimately detrimental to the Kongo, which continued for centuries. Competition over the slave trade had repercussions far beyond the boundaries of Kongo society. Slave-trading activities created powerful vested interests among both Africans and foreigners; the Portuguese and later the Dutch, French, British, and Arabs.

    49. Subsaharanlist
    knife, basing its shape on indigenous wooden throwing J234 Axe Shankadi (SouthwesternLuba), Central africa 7 Pair of knives Mbole peoples, Democratic Republic
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    Sub-Saharan Designs: Crafts of the African Potter and Smith:
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    Pottery 1. ST-061899-01
    Head
    Bura-Asinda-Sikka, Burkina Faso
    3rd-11th century A.D.
    Terra cotta
    H: 5.5 in., W: 4 in.
    The heads of the Bura-Asinda-Sikka are usually completely flat, are distinguished by great simplicity and in most cases are decorated with logitudinal bulges in relief (Schaedler, 1997). 2. ST-061899-02
    Head
    Bura-Asinda-Sikka, Burkina Faso
    3rd-11th century A.D. Terra cotta H: 5.5 in., W: 4 in. 3. ST-061899-03 Head Bura-Asinda-Sikka, Burkina Faso 3rd-11th century A.D. Terra cotta W: 3 in. 4. ST-061899-04 Head Nok, Nigeria 500 B.C.-200 A.D. Terra cotta 500 B.C.-200 A.D L: 4 in., W: 3 in.

    50. Oromia Online - Oromia And The Oromo People
    most probably rates second among the African indigenous languages luba) now, his sonswill become luba 40 years that even influenced the lives of other peoples.
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    Oromo Related Web Sites Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo Oromia Support Group (OSG) Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Voice of America - Afaan Oromoo Other Links Sidama Liberation Front Sidama Concern Ogaden Online International News Stand BBC News Africa Daily Nation IRIN News VisAfric ... New York Times Oromia and the Oromo people The following summary information was adopted from the book by Gadaa Melbaa, Khartoum, Sudan 1988. Summary Information

    People: Oromo
    Country: Oromia (also phonetically spelled as Oromiyaa)
    Area: 600,000 sq.km approx.

    51. African States
    following African States Asante; Benin Kingdom; luba and Kuba; varieties of yamsand cocoyams indigenous to West about when and how farming peoples occupied the
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    Introduction: Diffusion and other Problems in the History of African States
    Professor James Giblin, Department of History, The University of Iowa A discussion of the following African States:
    • Asante Benin Kingdom Luba and Kuba The Yoruba and the States of Ife and Oyo
    Introduction In the study of the African past, attributing innovation to outside origins and influences has been very common. Sometimes developments are said to be the work of people who came from outside Africa, while other changes are credited to Africans from other regions. The development of states ­ institutions which create centralized government, exercise political authority through bureaucracy and armies, and integrate territories into unified economic systems - is one of the aspects of African history which has frequently been explained in this way. Writers have often claimed, for example, that the idea of the state first developed in Africa among Egyptians during the era of the pharaohs, and thereafter spread to the rest of Africa. Because these explanations remain influential, historians have been particularly interested in what might be called the "pre-history" of African states, that is, the developments which led African societies to create centralized political systems. Historians and archaeologists have learned a great deal about the developments which preceded the emergence of states in Africa. They can now say with confidence that in most cases, Africans developed states in response to local conditions and opportunities. Rarely does the diffusion of ideas from distant sources seem to have been important in bringing about the formation of a state. Today historians do not think that the history of African states is a story of the spread of influences from Egypt, Europe or Asia into the rest of Africa. Instead, the story they see involves African people living in a great variety of locations who use their political skills and wisdom to create for themselves centralized systems of government.

    52. Untitled
    and praise singer professions among West African peoples of the the first expressionof an indigenous Christianity in founded a dynasty among the luba in the
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    AFRI 40
    Introduction to African Civilization
    Midterm Study Guide
    You should know the material covered on the map quiz. Review the map quiz study guide You should also know the following terms and identifications: East African Rift Valley System is a trough of faults in the earth's crust found from the Red Sea of Ethiopia south through East Africa which produced a complex of subsidiary basins. This geographical feature is significant in the study of Africa because of the fossil and archaeological evidence which has been re-exposed by recent faulting. Acheulean , one of the phases of the Early Stone Age, is characterized by relatively large stone tools called "bifaces." The manufacture of bifaces involves flaking on both sides of a large flake or large flat cobble. The Acheulean is the longest cultural and technological tradition in human history and was widespread in Africa. Microlith technology refers to the manufacture of smaller blades for use as tool elements in the Later Stone Age. An example of this technology is the bow and arrow. Microlith technology signified a shift in tool manufacture which involved systematic production of replaceable, standardized tool parts. Hieroglyphics refers to the writing of ancient Egypt. Dating to 3000 B.C., hieroglyphics are one of the earliest forms of literacy in the World.

    53. Skidmore's New Acquisitions
    DE73.2.S4 S43 2000, Sea peoples and their world 1.A4 G37 2001, Garfield, Seth, 1967,indigenous struggle at Body politics the female image in luba art and the
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    Call Number Author Title Jullien, Franðcois, 1951- Detour and access : strategies of meaning in China and Greece / Fistioc, Mihaela C., 1958- Beautiful shape of the good : platonic and pythagorean themes in Kant's Critique of the power of judgment / Grèunberg, Ludwig. Mystery of values : studies in axiology / Naturalism, evolution, and intentionality / Qualitative research in psychology : expanding perspectives in methodology and design / Nicol, Adelheid A. M. Displaying your findings : a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations / Blum, Deborah (Deborah L.) Love at Goon Park : Harry Harlow and the science of affection / Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961. Basic writings of C.G. Jung / Rychlak, Joseph F. Human image and postmodern America / Smullens, SaraKay. Setting yourself free : breaking the cycle of emotional abuse in family, friendships, work and love / Cooper, Colin, 1954- Individual differences / Jeffes, Steve. Grinde, Bj²rn, 1952- Darwinian happiness : evolution as a guide for living and understanding human behavior / Blackwell handbook of childhood social development / Buckley, F. H. (Francis H.), 1948- Morality of laughter / Spaemann, Robert.

    54. World66.com's Travel Guide To Zambia
    The indigenous huntergatherer occupants of Zambia began to be They came primarilyfrom the luba and Lunda tribes of that century the various peoples of Zambia
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    55. AMU CHMA NEWSLETTER #10 (05/25/1993)
    Ethnomathematics recent discoveries about indigenous African mathematics of theTchokwe and neighbouring peoples in Angola of numbers in luba cosmogeny (Zaire
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    AMUCHMA-NEWSLETTER-10 Chairman: Paulus Gerdes (Mozambique) Secretary: Ahmed Djebbar (Algeria) TABLE OF CONTENTS NEWSLETTER #10 Objectives of AMUCHMA Meetings Current research interests Bibliography on Astronomy in Africa south of the Sahara ... back to AMUCHMA ONLINE 2. MEETINGS 2.1 First AMU Symposium on Mathematics Education in Africa for the 21st Century William Ebeid, Chairman of the AMU Commission on Mathematics Education, presented at the First AMU Symposium on Mathematics Education in Africa for the 21st Century (Cairo, Egypt, 5-10 September, 1992) a paper entitled "Research in Mathematics Education in Egypt". He gave an overview on the 240 theses (171 M.Ed. and 69 Ph.D.) in Mathematics Education defended at Egyptian universities in the period 1954-1990. 2.2 Seminar "Mathematics, Philosophy, and Education" Salimata Doumbia (Côte d'Ivoire) and Paulus Gerdes (Mozambique) conducted a workshop on 'Ethnomathematics / Mathematics in the African Cultural Environment' at the international seminar "Mathematics, Philosophy, and Education" (Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, 25-29 January, 1993). In one of the plenary sessions of the same seminar, Gerdes presented a paper entitled 'Ethnomathematics as a new research area in Africa'. 2.3 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

    56. Zambia
    History The indigenous huntergatherer occupants of Zambia began to They came primarilyfrom the luba and Lunda of that century, the various peoples of Zambia
    http://www.madtravels.com/Country.asp?Country=127

    57. Our Story
    2,000 years ago, displacing or absorbing indigenous hunters and Immigrants came primarilyfrom the luba and Lunda in the 19th century by Ngoni peoples from the
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    A special correspondent to the Mercury in Chambezi, Northern Rhodesia, reports the capture of several Arab caravans entering the country with guns and ammunition, and others passing through to the coast with slaves. The Zambian Flag : Brief description - green with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag The Zambian flag was hoisted for the first time at midnight, 23rd October, 1964. It symbolizes patriotism and the nation's wealth. Its basic color is green with an orange colored eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes in red, black, and orange (left to right). Red represents the struggle for freedom; black, the people of Zambia; orange, the country's mineral wealth; and green, the natural resources. The eagle in flight symbolizes the freedom in Zambia and the ability to rise above the country's problems. National Anthem Stand and sing of Zambia, proud and free, Land of work and joy in unity, Victors in the struggle for the right, We have won freedom's fight. All one, strong and free.

    58. J. W. E. Bowen (John Wesley Edward), 1855-1933, Ed.. Africa And The American Neg
    THE ABSOLUTE NEED OF AN indigenous MISSIONARY AGENCY the Lulua and Kassai, were placedpeoples with different the boundaries of this great luba language, and
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    Africa and the American Negro: Addresses and Proceedings of the Congress on Africa:
    Held under the Auspices of the Stewart Missionary Foundation for Africa
    of Gammon Theological Seminary in Connection with the
    Cotton States and International Exposition December 13-15, 1895.
    Electronic Edition.
    Bowen, J. W. E. (John Wesley Edward), 1855-1933, Ed.
    Funding from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition supported the electronic publication of this title. Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc.
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    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Source Description: (title page) Africa and the American Negro...Addresses and Proceedings of the Congress on Africa Held Under the Auspices of the Stewart Missionary Foundation for Africa of Gammon Theological Seminary in Connection with the Cotton States and International Exposition December 13-15, 1895. Edited by Prof. J. W. E. Bowen, Ph.D., D.D., Secretary of the Congress.

    59. AXIS GALLERY / ARCHIVE / MARAVI
    a mixed blessing, because it combated both slavery and indigenous tradition with themasks of the Makonde and Chokwe peoples, and with the luba, from whom
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    Saints, Spirits, and Strangers: Masks from Malawi.
    November 2 - December 1, 2001
    The Maravi peoples, who comprise three main mask-producing groups (Chewa, Nyanja, and Manganja), have been settled in the region of Malawi since at least 1550. Masks were made by the mens' secret society, called Nyau, to which all men belonged. Nyau is thought to have existed for several centuries among the Chewa, the senior branch of the Maravi, before spreading to the southernmost Maravi, the Mang'anja, after 1875. The majority of the masks on exhibition were collected in the Chewa heartland between the 1950s and early 1980s, but made considerably earlier. During the mid-1800s, the Maravi peoples were invaded by the warlike Ngoni, who fled Shaka's Zulu Kingdom in South Africa, and by Muslim slave traders, who decimated and depopulated the region. In the 1860s David Livingston estimated that 19,000 slaves from Malawi were exported from Zanzibar each year, and it is estimated that a far larger number of captives died annually in the caravans bound for the coast. The missionaries who followed in Livingstone's footsteps established a strong foothold in Malawi. Christianity was a mixed blessing, because it combated both slavery and indigenous tradition. As Christianity made inroads, particularly in the 20th century, men refused to join Nyau, and compulsory membership could no longer be enforced. Among Maravi, men governed the spiritual realm of death and the ancestors through Nyau, while women controlled life and regeneration. The Nyau Society performed both wooden and ephemeral masks during initiations, funerals, and at certain other important events. Nyau performances allowed the worlds of the living and the dead to interact during several days of festivities. Rules governed when each mask appeared, and the movements and songs it performed. All of these rules and the making and storage of the masks were strictly secret.

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    Coke's AIDS and labor policies in africa; Addressing the Concerns of indigenous PeoplesWorldwide; Truth for Adediji (Hillside, New jersey); luba Nisenbaum (Fort
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