BIOGRAPHY
Lueji wa Nkonde
The 17th Century Political Negotiator
(1910 - 1986)
Lueji was the daughter of Mwata Iyala Mwaku, a descendant of Queen Kenga Naweji. Mwata Iyala Mwaku appointed Lueji wa Konde as his successor, or Nswana Mu Luunda.
He then gave her the Lukano bracelet, a sign of authority over all the Luunda tu buungo. She ruled the Lunda federation of Tubungo in the 1650s.
Lueji’s reign resulted in the migration of various groups who became the Lunda, Luchazi, Luwena, Luvale and Chokwe, the Ndembu, Mbwela, Samba, Munungu, and the Mbunda people in today’s North-Western Province of Zambia.
The migration also spread to adjacent areas in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, and Angola. Which has now become most of the population of Northwestern Province.
DIVE INTO HER LIFE
ARTIFACT SHE MAY HAVE USED
SNUFF CUP
Used to store and carry snuff (Tobacco). It has three openings: on both ends for loading the snuff. On one end It is closed with a wood stopper. Another small opening on the side of the container, for pouring out the snuff when one wants to use it. It is closed with an elaborate wood lid. The wood is burnt black and oiled (Traditional way of treating wood) and decorated with engravings.