The three carvings--a diving duck, a horse head, and a lion-headed figure--were dated at more than 30,000 years old and are some of the oldest known examples of portable art.
But how is it possible that the world "carves up" into certain structures and categories, the mind carves up the world into its own categories and structures, and the two "carvings" perfectly coincide?
The close stylistic connection between the two carvings makes the story entirely credible.
"Harry Levine was one of those very interesting 'second-generation' American direct carvers, working at about the same time as Chaim Gross," said Sally Williams, a spokeswoman for the Brooklyn Museum, which has two carvings by Mr. Levine in its collection.
His collection has grown to several hundred carvings.
The Whistler Olympic Park also displays the First Nations art created for the 2010 Games, with seven carvings and tapestries.
There are seven carvings scattered throughout the area, and many are tableaus of boats flanked by prisoners.
Among the more grotesque objects are Commedia dell'Arte figures in Murano glass standing eight and half inches high, and three painted carvings 10 inches taller depicting a young man, young woman and an ancient hag standing back to back.
Archeologists visit the park for its six thousand petroglyphs: carvings of hunting parties, bulls, boats, and dancing stick men.
At this new property, on a pristine archipelago in southeast Vietnam, 50 villas incorporate more than a thousand teak carvings and have butterfly-style roofs designed to minimize the use of air-conditioning.
Every Tuesday, Mr. Kemler, 48, navigates the winding roads of this Suffolk County community, sliding his electric blue pickup truck into a parking space facing two wooden carvings of American Indian men.
