Anito, also spelled anitu, refers to ancestor spirits, evil spirits, [1] [2] [3] nature spirits, and deities called diwata in the Indigenous Philippine folk religions from the precolonial age to the present, …

The bulol, or "Ifugao rice god," is a carved human figurine into which a certain class of anito is said to incorporate itself when worshipped. Bulols are kept in the house or granary, and are …

Jul 9, 2024 · Filipino mythology is a rich tapestry woven with stories of gods, goddesses, spirits, and mythical creatures. At the heart of this vibrant world lies the concept of "anitos," which …

Wooden sculpture, called Anito. This term denotes both good and bad spirits. There are a large number of higher and lower spirits.

3 days ago · The Bul-ul or anito figures are such the product of their spirit-figure representation. Bul-ul is believed to be a certain bagol generic name of an Ifugao God, that marked as …

Jun 21, 2019 · Anito specifically means ancestor spirit and wood statues that house and represent them. The ''Anito'' refers to ancestor spirits and spirits of the dead. In Bicol mythology the …

Jul 20, 2020 · Anito mainly refers to ancestor spirits or nature spirits. Long ago, filipinos would keep statues to represent these spirits. These figurines could be carved out of wood, stone, …

Name: "Anito". Small wooden carved human figure with infant clasped upon breast. Standing upon boar. Total height 25.3cm. carved representations of the human body are sometimes …

Mar 27, 2016 · When the head of the family or the mother dies, everyone in the village will help make a wooden idol, they will carve out a child like image and would call it anito or tau-tau. …

Seated bulul figure holding a vessel (Figure 7) depicts an anito, or a graven image of a deity, carved in the fifteenth-century Philippines. 43 The materiality of an anito provides a method of...