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bana balute Luba men trained to be state historians able to recite royal geneaologies from memory.
Linda Schele American archaeologist and epigrapher who specialized in Mayan archaeology.
lukasa Hand-sized memory board carved in wood and often studded with beads and pins or covered with geometric designs that record important historical events for the Luba in southeastern Congo.