Huastec penitents sought forgiveness through goddess statues

Evidence

In Huastec Mexico, penitents visited statues of the mother goddess asking for cleansing and forgiveness. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1028

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1028
• XREF: connects to: Pilgrimages to shrines for holy relics took place in Western Christianity — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1028; Hindu worship involves using temple statues in prayer — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1028