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feb 19, 1850 - Lukasa (memory board)

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Wood, beads and metal
Mbudye Society, Luba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
The most important function of the lukasa was to serve as a memory aid that describes the myths surrounding the origins of the Luba empire, including recitation of the names of the royal Luba line.

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feb 19, 1850
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~ 175 years ago

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