Lumba was my ancestor .
She lived in Ivory Coast and belonged to the people Abron from Ghana in the fifteenth century .
Although Lumba was a daughter of the people , she was a highly respected person because she was a sculptor .
Instead of the sculpture is very important in Ivory Coast it is present in religion , politics, social life .
One day the King Adou Bini asked him to produce a large number of masks " zoomorphic " ( animal-shaped ) that all the inhabitants of the Fulani able to wear.
He also asked him to gather all the people in his kingdom , and gave him a period of 7 days, with no other information .
The people had only 60 inhabitants, was then a feasible task for Lumba .
She carved masks days and nights without stopping.
She was happy to share his works for everyone.
The last day she gave each a mask that matched their personalities.
They all headed to the kingdom of Adou Bini .
If the King had ordered to bring all the people with masks, it is because the Portuguese explorers arrived was to take gold in the region.
The goal was to scare with these masks.
Indeed, the explorers had frightened ' s these masks figures Antidotes Hyenas and Lions , and escaped .
To thank Lumba , the king gave him a privileged spot in the kingdom , she became a sculptor of civilization Fulani Abron .
I must say that I had a vision of abstract art, but I understood from Lumbra that Art can become a peaceful weapon against any types of problems , political, social ...
I found this way of defend this very inspiring.
His will and perseverance to do a lot of masks in such a short time has shown me that it is possible to exceed the limits of an area we like to do . Like
January 2014
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