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Post #270890 by PremEx on Wed, Dec 6, 2006 8:02 PM

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PremEx posted on Wed, Dec 6, 2006 8:02 PM

Newbie question here:

In ancient Polyenisia...did the mana or mojo or whatever spirit the tiki was supposed to have was called...come from the carver? Was the carver empowered in some way? Or was it already in the wood? Or was it "layered" on before or after the carving by some Kahuna?

Thanks.