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Venezuelan tribe angry at "sacred" stone in Berlin

German artist Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld holds what he said is a deed of gift from the Venezuelan authorities for the large stone that is seen in the background in the Tiergarten park in Berlin, June 26, 2012. Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld's sculptures in a Berlin park were meant to promote world peace, but the 89-year-old German now finds himself at war with a Venezuelan tribe which accuses him of stealing a sacred pink stone known to them as 'Grandmother'. REUTERS-Thomas Peter

Venezuelan passer-by Miguel Eduardo Villegas looks at a stone from his native country that is part of the Global Stone installation in the Tiergarten park in Berlin, June 26, 2012. Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld's sculptures in a Berlin park were meant to promote world peace, but the 89-year-old German now finds himself at war with a Venezuelan tribe which accuses him of stealing a sacred pink stone known to them as 'Grandmother'. Villegas approached Schwarzenfeld as he was talking to journalists and asked him to return the stone to his native country. REUTERS-Thomas Peter

German artist Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld [L) talks to Venezuelan passer-by, Miguel Eduardo Villegas, in front of a Venezuelan stone that is part of the Global Stone installation in the Tiergarten park in Berlin, June 26, 2012. Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld's sculptures in a Berlin park were meant to promote world peace, but the 89-year-old German now finds himself at war with a Venezuelan tribe which accuses him of stealing a sacred pink stone known to them as 'Grandmother'. Villegas approached Schwarzenfeld as he was talking to journalists and asked him to return the stone to his native country. REUTERS-Thomas Peter

By Stephen Brown

BERLIN | Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:28pm EDT

(Reuters) - Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld's sculptures in a Berlin park were meant to promote world peace, but the 79-year-old German now finds himself at war with a Venezuelan tribe which accuses him of stealing a sacred pink stone known to them as "Grandmother".

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I wouldn't want my grandmother to be a rock in a far away land. What is no so sacred about that rock? It's color? You learn something every day.

6/27/121:29 PM

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Do you believe Amerinds and their culture are wrong?

Originally Posted by ABIDHA:

I wouldn't want my grandmother to be a rock in a far away land. What is no so sacred about that rock? It's color? You learn something every day.

6/27/122:47 PM

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