Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" association

wood, glass beads,

The "lukasa", important implements serving as a reminder / memory aid, are studded with beads and pins, or covered with incised or bas-relief ideograms.

"Lukasa" present a conceptual map of fundamental aspects of Luba culture. They are at once illustrations of the Luba political system, historical chronicles of the Luba state, and territorial diagrams of local chiefdoms.

"Lukasa" boards are multiferential and can be read in varying ways by court historians and "mbudye" associaton members.