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totemism (a belief system and social system based on animal
symbolism), animal images frequently occur in other more
sophisticated religions. The animal form as a representation of
the divine ( theriomorphism, or zoomorphism) is characteristic
of polytheism. It has been maintained in Hinduism, to some
extent in Buddhism, and occasionally in Christianity. Besides
the theriomorphic... musical instrument construction ...and
modern Africa represents an example of this visually symbolic
approach to instrument making, which has been described as
producing “sounding statues.” In Europe anthropomorphic and
zoomorphic carving exists side by side. Notable examples are the
Irish Brian Boru harp, which exhibits a profuse variety of
animal shapes; the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, surmounted with a
dragon’s... ...because it lives in holes in the