 The former exclusivity of the "tongkonan" is also diminishing as many Toraja commoners find employment in other parts of Indonesia and remit funds back to their families, enabling in some cases the construction of larger "Tongkonan" by commoners.Gables and the outside walls of "tongkonan" are often decorated by red, black, and yellow colored wood, with patterns carved into it.Toraja society, however, is highly hierarchical and traditionally villagers have only been able to decorate their houses according to their social status, with the elite being the only ones who could carve their entire house exteriors with incised designs.