Analysis Of The Ndop And The Art School Of Nsheng

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Elisabeth L. Cameron Kuba Ndop and the Art School of Nsheng article is about how the kuba art is westernized and was misused. the Kuba people are known for their creative artistic carving and their loyalty to the king. One of the most important carving for the kuba people is a statue called Ndop. The Ndop is a symbolic sculpture that represents the kings various kings in the kuba kingdom. The use of Ndop in the kuba culture is the king sleeps with the Ndop in order to conceive or receiver the the spirit of the previous. In her article Cameron talks about how throughout the the 1950s an art school was formed to teach students from all around the colony.the students went to the art school to learn different techniques of carving and sculpturing