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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9962871, member: 8267&quot;]Clearly a different tradition, but it reminds me of the Zuni &quot;war gods&quot; - Ahayu:da - which have an inserted, protruding &quot;umbilical cord&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]500238[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Every winter, Zuni tribal members carve two such figures, bringing each to a ceremonial shrine atop a mountain on tribal land, where they are left to the elements. These figures were first discovered by anthropologists in the 19th century, and many have been stolen and placed in museums and private collections throughout the US and Europe. In 1978, the Zuni Tribe officially announced that they would like to see the statues returned, and over 100 figures have been repatriated since. “The Zuni recognize the war gods as living beings, and their removal from the shrine where they live represents an affront to Zuni cultural traditions.&quot; </p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/09/25/cowans-auction-house-returns-indigenous-war-god-sculpture-to-a-zuni-pueblo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/09/25/cowans-auction-house-returns-indigenous-war-god-sculpture-to-a-zuni-pueblo" rel="nofollow">https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/09/25/cowans-auction-house-returns-indigenous-war-god-sculpture-to-a-zuni-pueblo</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://coloradosun.com/2019/01/04/plundered-skulls-chip-colwell-excerpt/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coloradosun.com/2019/01/04/plundered-skulls-chip-colwell-excerpt/" rel="nofollow">https://coloradosun.com/2019/01/04/plundered-skulls-chip-colwell-excerpt/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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