sep 5, 1800 - Staff god

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wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers
Rarotonga (cook islands)
worshiped, as they represented deities. christian missionaries desecrated them and deemed them "obscene"
shaft= elongated body, head at one end and penis on the other end (removed/missing)
Fertility!! explicit sexual aspect > embodying male/female productive and reproductive qualities

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