Kotoko

Japanese: Kotoko
Kotoko

...There is a theory that this means that they are the descendants of the tall Kushite people (Kush Kingdom) of the upper Nile. The Thao people, along with their successors, the Kotoko people, had a metalware culture, and cast bronze products using the wax casting method and also produced iron products, most of which were accessories. They also produced terracotta heads, ancestor statues, and masked figures with extremely unique shapes.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kotoko" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これはナイル川上流の長身のクシュ族(クシュ王国)の末裔であることを意味する,との説がある。サオ族はその後継者であるコトコ族Kotokoとともに金属器文化を有し,失蠟法で青銅製品を鋳造し,鉄製品もつくったが,それらの多くは装身具であった。またきわめて特異な造形のテラコッタ製の人頭像,祖先像,仮面をつけた人像をつくった。…

※「Kotoko」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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