y oba ▁people ▁( h eter ogeneous ▁groups ▁of ▁P yg my , ▁L uba , ▁H emb a , ▁L unda ▁and ▁uncertain ▁orig ins ▁who ▁are ▁river ains ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Tang any ika ) ▁and ▁B em be ▁people ▁( F izi ▁and ▁M w eng a ▁zones , ▁South - K iv u ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁K iv u ▁Province , ▁eastern ▁Congo ▁high lands ). ▁Sp ons ored ▁by ▁I RS AC , ▁Br uss els . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁B ie bu y ck ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Del aware ▁as ▁H . ▁Rod ney ▁Sh arp ▁Professor ▁of ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁the ▁Human ities . ▁As ▁professor , ▁adj unct ▁or ▁visit ing ▁professor , ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁following ▁univers ities : ▁University ▁of ▁Del aware , ▁L ovan ium ▁University , ▁Li ège ▁University , ▁London ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁at ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁New ▁York ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁Florida : ▁Gold ing ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁of ▁African ▁art . ▁ ▁Publications ▁B ie bu y ck ' s ▁major ▁publications ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁central ▁African ▁Art , ▁Ep ic ▁literature , ▁systems ▁of ▁land ▁ten ure , ▁and ▁general ▁eth n ography . ▁Many ▁were ▁spons ored ▁by ▁gr ants ▁from ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁( NE H ), ▁John ▁Simon ▁G ug gen heim ▁Foundation , ▁Rock