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| Tohoussou Bochio - Fon - Benin |
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| Fon |
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| Benin |
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| Wood, cord, clay, animal skull etc |
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| Size |
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| 45 cm |
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| Description |
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This type of bochio are deliberately carved with only one leg. The sculpture is covered in very heavy crusty sacrificial material. A twin bo as well as an animals skull is attached to the stomach by means of a cord.
Tohoussou represent children who had birth defects and due to this were drowned. That's why they belong to the water pantheon. |
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