Hi Giovanni and zooarchers,
This is an interesting question and I have a related one for the list-I was recently reading a popular-audience book and the author mentioned (but merely referenced 'comparative anthropology') the draping of hides over rocks/piles of mud so as to represent the animal, kind of like a 3D version of a cave painting or primitive taxidermy, for ritual purposes. I tweeted about this and someone mentioned the Calusa tribe in SW Florida, but otherwise no leads. Does anyone have more information about this from ethnographic examples?
Best,
Suzanne