Carved and painted wooden figure, patung, of a priest, pendeta, carved from one piece of wood. Priest is in standing position, the right leg forward and outward pointing, holding a bell in his left hand and a flower in his right. Wearing a tall pendeta's headdress, a necklace, two crossed strings of beads, genitri, and with a prominent folded fabric, kancut, hanging at the front. Integral base of vegetal forms. Painted mostly red, with some yellow and black detailing. Back mostly flat, with a double slot at rear in lower part for attaching to stand; apertures also at sides.
figures (ritual & belief: representations)
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