Tusona - Luchazi Ideographs
Author | : Gerhard Kubik |
Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 3825876012 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783825876012 |
Rating | : 4/5 (012 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tusona - Luchazi Ideographs written by Gerhard Kubik and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Various graphic systems designed to express and transmit ideas or to convey messages were known in sub-Saharan Africa in pre-colonial times, ideographic and pictographic systems. One of the most intriguing of these traditions, known across eastern Angola into northwestern Zambia, among speakers of Luchazi, Chokwe, Lwena and related languages is the tusona ideographs. This work is a fascinating excursion into symbolism, the remote history of eastern Angola, Luchazi oral literature, mathematics, graphic art and communication.