"From one hand to another"

I find it very interesting to try to imagine the lives of the people that created these art works. They were probably much different from most of us. Some of these art works were created in the stone age. The stone age had ended by the time that many of these works were created. Dividing the art work into time periods is a current Anthropological endeavor. It is very likely that we will learn much about indigenous peoples by discovering when and how their art works were created. Stone effigy figures are probably mankind's oldest art works. Many of these “found” sculptures are thousands of years old. They were passed from one hand to another. Often they are highly polished from being carried on the person of their current owner. What kind of tales would such a treasure tell?