Remember we're talking followers of Santeria here, whose psuedo gods can be easily worshipped through idols.. which are used to bring to remembrance "the god".. or demi-god in question.. Santeria devotees don't worship "the statue" but what the statue "stands for".. real or imagined.. Basically all idol worshippers do that.. Upon being accused of idol/statue worship they(the shamans) say thats rididulous..
No, we're talking about the Catholic owner of the theoretical statue of Mary with a secret statue baked right in.
Being unaware of it, they cannot be worshiping (honoring, venerating, etc.) it or what it represents.