And how did that work out?

The Thou tribe said the sculpture is part of their culture because since ancient times, the Thou tribe has been using the giant wooden penis to tamper the female "mountain god," who can unleash rock and and mudslides.

The German Press Agency reports, via Raw Story, the meter-long sculpture is now on display at Taipei's international airport as part of an exhibit of native artifacts.

Some foreign crew members and flight attendants refer to the sculpture as "The Thing" and have posted the photo of it on their websites, saying it is an offence to female visitors and flight attendants.

None of whom are, apparently, mountain gods. So they wouldn't really count then, would they?

No matter.

The airport's authorities are still considering their options, the paper said.

No word from the mountain god.