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Nusa Tenggara

Kelimutu spirit

Nature / Ancestral Spirit Danger 2 of 5 · Unsettling
Form
Masked / costumed deity form
Origin
Breaking ancestral taboo
Behavior
Inhabits sacred stones, trees, and springs
Diet
Non-consumptive
Culture
Flores / Lombok / Timor peoples
Region
Nusa Tenggara
Sampling
In the original 61-taxon tree and in this one.

Coded characters

◆ Some traits filled by folklore synthesis. Sex: Unspecified.

The 20 characters coded for Kelimutu spirit
Human-like Non-human, animal, or object
Sex Male, unspecified, or variable
Death or birth origin Not death or birth related
Incorporeal Ghost, spirit, or undead
Flight Grounded
Burial None or weak
Children None
Blood and organs None
Theft and mischief None
Hair or fur None
Animal form None
Detached head None
Fire or light None
Water None
Forest None
Settlement Village, house, hospital, or road
Black magic No strong sorcery motif
Widespread Localized
Body plan Masked deity
Diet Non-consumptive

Nearest on the tree

Identical coding to Batitong, Nitu, so the tree cannot separate them.