I can has magic stick!

<a la Ernie and Bert> :

Heeeeeeeere, statue statue statue!!!!   Heeeeeeeeeerre, statue statue statue!!!!!!! 

<wanders off to find the pressure pad in the room with the many spike wheels going around in concentric circles>

orichalcum, I'm guessing the 'took forever' puzzle that you referred to earlier is something to do with statue manipulation?

Ahaha.  I wondered what one was supposed to do with the random statues with holes in them scattered around Hyrule!