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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Luba Creator Nationality: African; Central African; Congolese Creator Role: Artist Creator Name-CRT: Luba Title: Staff View: front Creation Start Date: 1900 Creation End Date: 1999 Creation Date: 20th century Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Classification Term: Miscellany Materials and Techniques: Wood, iron Dimensions: L.60 x W.4-7/8 x D.2-1/2 in. AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA ID Number: 95.102 Credit Line: Gift of Margaret and Al Coudron Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html Context: Luba staffs often contain many layers of meaning, the most obscure perhaps known only to the bearer. The staff itself is sometimes thought of as a "map" of territory, the decorated flat areas representing political centers and the undecorated shaft uninhabited territory. Movement of groups of Luba, or of historic personages, can be read in the designs that connect one part of the staff to another. The female figure atop this staff emphasizes the importance of women in Luba society, while the distinctive pattern of decorated scars on her abdomen makes visible her cultural identity as Luba. The paddle-like shape of the staff refers to the migration of the Luba people to their present locations in the Congo using canoes to move along the great rivers of the region. These special staffs were important symbols of legitimacy and power and were only used by chieftans. AMICA ID: MIA_.95.102 Component Measured: overall Measurement Unit: in AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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