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NWSO : statuary and religion from south-western Democratic Republic of Congo

Title
  1. NWSO : statuary and religion from south-western Democratic Republic of Congo / Julien Volper.
Published by
  1. Tervuren : Royal Museum for Central Africa, [2016], ©2016.
Author
  1. Volper, Julien.

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Additional authors
  1. Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale.
Description
  1. 96 pages : color illustrations; 18 cm.
Summary
  1. 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
  1. Collections of the RMCA
Uniform title
  1. Collections of the RMCA (Series)
Alternative title
  1. Royal Museum for Central Africa
Subject
  1. Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale > Catalogs
  2. Religious articles > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Catalogs
  3. Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic) > Belgium > Catalogs
  4. Congo (Democratic Republic) > Religious life and customs > Catalogs
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.