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December 01 2015 Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign by BárbaroMarténez-RuizPhiladelphia: Temple University Press, 2013. 240 pp., 10 tables, 66 figures, 63 halftones. $75.00, cloth Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1937-2108 Print Issn: 0001-9933 © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California.2015 African Arts (2015) 48 (4): 92–93. https://doi.org/10.1162/AFAR_r_00258 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign. African Arts 2015; 48 (4): 92–93. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/AFAR_r_00258 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search Providing a history of structured systems of visual expression in both Central Africa and Cuba, Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign nuances our understanding of graphic communication as a cultural illustration and demonstrates a link between Bakongo culture in Central Africa and an Afro-Cuban religion, Palo Monte. This in-depth analysis addresses the still too-commonly held assumption that, apart from Egyptian hieroglyphs and Coptic writings, Africa lacks graphic writing systems. This work is greatly enhanced by the plethora of figures, the documentation of the rupestrian art (art done on rock or cave walls) in Lower Congo, contemporary Kongo bidimbu (symbols) and bisinsu (codes) and Palo Monte's firmas (signatures). In addition, it has already been translated into Spanish (El Colegio de Mexico Press, 2012), which ensures its potential to reach a broader audience and begin to bridge some of the disparities between diaspora studies. A Palo Monte practitioner himself,... You do not currently have access to this content.