ocr: AFRICAN BOCIO This healing object, called a bocio, was made by the Fon culture ofBenin, in West Africa. The maker has crafted it by wrappinga hornbill's beak and decorating it with shells. The exact materials the bocio IS made from, as well as its function, are a secret known only to the craftsman who made it. Tied - to the top ofthe bocio IS a calabash (a type of gourd), which symbolizes the bocio's power. SEE ALSO
