Research was conducted under LJMU UREC ethics approval 260312LJMUACIREC25. The primary knowledge holder, Papa Shama Kwete Nicolas, gave consent to be named publicly (UREC amendment). Interview material is shared only to the extent permitted by each participant's consent; where full transcripts cannot be shared, thematic summaries are provided instead. Kuba motifs are authored cultural knowledge: according to the primary source, most motifs belong to their makers and families, and only the maker can name them. Each asset is therefore credited to its source and documented with its cultural context. The original asset Lubongo was authored by the researcher and is not derived from the corpus. The data is shared for research and educational use only; commercial reuse is not permitted.