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Bocio are power objects (bo) that represent deceased human beings (chio). A bocio is not a spirit, but a kind of decoy meant to trick death by acting as a substitute for a real person. Formerly, the Fon people of Dahomey (now Benin) placed bocio…

AP Suite 19/20 2 WIA T. Huck 2000

This folio tells the story from the Adi Parva, the first book of the Mahabharata, of the eagle Garuda, who became the vahana (animal mount) for the god Vishnu. Garuda's mother Vinata and her co-wife Kadru had engaged in a wager that Vinata lost,…

The Rajasthani text at the top of this painting directs us to begin at the bottom right, where Guha, chief of the Nishadas, a forest tribe, reports his earlier encounter with Rama to Bharata, outside of his royal tent. The other scenes depict Guha’s…

Suite 19/20 Chili Dogs, Chicks and Monster Trucks T. Huck 2000

Suite 19/20 The Annual NRA Squirrel Hunt & BBQ T. Huck 2000

Suite 19/20 Catwalk: Here They Come! T. Huck 2000

from the Small Woodcut Passion, a series of 36

Suite 19/20 Fried Eggs and Arson T. Huck 2000

Bocio, meaning "empowered cadaver," are power objects (bo) that represent deceased human beings (cio) though the figure may appear to be alive. A bocio is not a spirit, but a kind of decoy meant to trick death by substituting for a real person.…