Do people ever do anything with effigies other than burn them?

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It is also often used when referring to religious iconography. Another common usage (about as pleasant as the fire one) is the practice of hanging someone in effigy, which involves leaving a hanging image (usually crudely rendered) of the person as a protest.

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