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Art History Virtual Exhibition

Luba Staffs of Office: Researched by Jordan Seyer

August, 2025 by Whitney Mosley

Luba staffs of office serve as records and memory devices for the elite of the Luba culture. When each staff is created, the top and the shaft are left undecorated, as blank canvases to be carved and incised later with specific types of heads, bodies, and headdresses, as well as meaningful symbols and other imagery. Together, these motifs symbolize a specific story with clear … [Read more...] about Luba Staffs of Office: Researched by Jordan Seyer

Filed Under: 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, luba, staffs, staffs of office, staffs of power

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