LEADER 03742nam 2200685 450 001 9910455853703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-02582-1 010 $a9786612025822 010 $a1-4426-7364-8 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442673649 035 $a(CKB)2420000000003991 035 $a(OCoLC)244766937 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10200783 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000293119 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11247638 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293119 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10286561 035 $a(PQKB)11765583 035 $a(CaPaEBR)417851 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600179 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3251229 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671406 035 $a(DE-B1597)464379 035 $a(OCoLC)944178288 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442673649 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671406 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257116 035 $a(OCoLC)958558723 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000003991 100 $a20160922h19981998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCrown and ritual $ethe royal insignia of Ngoyo /$fZdenka Volavka ; introduction and conclusions by Colleen E. Kriger ; edited by Wendy A. Thomas 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1998. 210 4$d©1998 215 $a1 online resource (452 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8020-4227-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tEditor's Note -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Introduction and History of the Investigation -- $t2. The Insignia -- $t3. The Shrine -- $t4. The Sacred -- $t5. Copper -- $t6. Conclusions -- $tAPPENDIX I. Catalogue and Comparative Analysis -- $tAPPENDIX II. Documentation of the Identified Inventory of the Lusunsi Shrine -- $tAPPENDIX III. Scientific Analyses -- $tAPPENDIX IV. Historical Documents -- $tAPPENDIX V. Historical Tables and Charts -- $tNotes -- $tWorks Cited -- $tIndex 330 $aOne day, more than twenty years ago, Zdenka Volavka found a lost treasure: the investiture regalia of the African kingdom of Ngoyo, dating from the Iron Age of the second millennium. The plaited copper crown or mpu, turned upside-down and filled with a jumble of metal objects, was on display in the MusTe de l'Homme in Paris, ignominiously labelled as a 'fishing basket.' These objects became the focus of Volavka's research in her remaining years, and form the subject of her book.Combining extensive field work with ethnographic, historical, scientific, and linguistic analysis, Volavka reconfigures the nature of kingship and royal ritual in Ngoyo, uncovering the objects' true meaning and function, and reintegrating them into their original context. Detailed metallurgical analyses are included, along with a study of the role of copper in the lives of the peoples of the lower Za¦re basin.Volavka provides a sophisticated analysis of the social context of visual art and material culture and a special contribution to the history and ethnography of West Central Africa. 606 $aRegalia (Insignia)$zNgoyo (Kingdom) 607 $aNgoyo (Kingdom) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRegalia (Insignia) 676 $a967.51 700 $aVolavka$b Zdenka$01047206 701 $aKriger$b Colleen E$01047207 702 $aThomas$b Wendy A., $4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455853703321 996 $aCrown and ritual$92474640 997 $aUNINA