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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.…

Byeri reliquary figures are guardian figures that stand atop cylindrical bark boxes (nsuk byeri) filled with powerful medicine and the skulls of ancestors. Thus, they are not powerful in and of themselves, but indicate that something powerful lay…

After Ravana kidnaps Sita, Rama journeys to rescue his wife. On the way, he meets Hanuman, who becomes his faithful servant. In this scene, Rama, Lakshmana, and Hanuman rest in the forest on a leaf mat in a moment of quiet devotion that contrasts…

Gallery installation photographs from 'Tell the Whole Story from Beginning to End': The Ramayana in Indian Painting

Gallery installation photographs from 'Tell the Whole Story from Beginning to End': The Ramayana in Indian Painting

Gallery installation photographs from 'Tell the Whole Story from Beginning to End': The Ramayana in Indian Painting

Gallery installation photographs from 'Tell the Whole Story from Beginning to End': The Ramayana in Indian Painting