This painting will soon be erased.
Pigs aren’t halal. It is an offense to Islamists.
No picture is ok in Islam.
Only geometric shapes.
The painting was found on the island of Sulawesi, on which Christians form a substantial minority on the island. According to the demographer Toby Alice Volkman, 17% of Sulawesi’s population is Protestant and less than 2% is Roman Catholic. Christians are concentrated on the tip of the northern peninsula.
Though most people identify themselves as Muslims or Christians, they often subscribe to local beliefs and deities as well. It is not uncommon for both groups to make offerings to local gods, goddesses, and spirits.