NWSO
Subtitle: statuary and religion from south-western Democratic Republic of Congo
By: Julien Volper
Contributors: Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale
Series: Collections of the RMCA; Collections of the RMCA (Series)
Publisher: Royal Museum for Central Africa
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Tervuren
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9789492244253
Subjects: Catalogs; Religious articles; Religious life and customs; Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic); Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale
Other titles: Royal Museum for Central Africa
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.