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NWSO : statuary and religion from south-western Democratic Republic of Congo / Julien Volper.

Title
NWSO : statuary and religion from south-western Democratic Republic of Congo / Julien Volper.
Author
Volper, Julien.
Publication
Tervuren : Royal Museum for Central Africa, c2016.

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Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale
Description
96 p. : col. ill.; 18 cm
Summary
This book studies a little-known religious tradition known as 'nswo' and shared by several groups from the south-western part of the Démocratic Republic of Congo, including the Yansi, Sakata, Hungana, Buma, Mfunuka, Tsong, Mbala, Teke, Dikidiki, and Yaka. Numerous examples of sculptures used as part of 'nswo' practice are found in the collections of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) and account for a significant part of the book's discussion. The book investigates the origins of the religion, its spread, and its regional variations as expressed in the nature of both the rites and the statuary.
Series Statement
Collections of the RMCA
Uniform Title
Collections of the RMCA (Series)
Subject
  • Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale > Catalogs
  • Religious articles > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Catalogs
  • Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic) > Belgium > Catalogs
  • Congo (Democratic Republic) > Religious life and customs > Catalogs
Genre/Form
Catalogs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
  • 9789492244253
  • 949224425X
OCLC
957546662
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library