bocio

(noun)

Incorporated mixed materials (including metal, wood, beads, cloth, fur, feathers, and bone) onto a base forming a standing figure.

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Examples of bocio in the following topics:

  • Fon

    • In addition to the royal depictions in the reliefs, royal members were depicted in power sculptures known as bocio which incorporated mixed materials (including metal, wood, beads, cloth, fur, feathers, and bone) onto a base forming a standing figure.
    • The bocio are religiously designed to include different forces together to unlock powerful forces.