The Enduring Legacy of the Luba People The story of art is often told through individual masters, but sometimes it’s a collective spirit—a shared aesthetic and deeply rooted cultural tradition—that defines an artistic legacy. Such is the case with the Luba people, or Baluba, indigenous to the south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than simply creators of beautiful objects, the Luba are custodians of a visual language that speaks volumes about their history, cosmology, and social structure. Their art isn’t merely *displayed*; it is lived, performed, and integral to the fabric of…