Bulul - Wikipedia
Bulul, also known as bu-lul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao (and their sub-tribe Kalanguya) peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestors and are thought to gain power and wealth from the presence of the ancestral spirit. [1] .
The Ifugao Bulul: A Sacred Sculpture of the Ifugao People
2023年9月2日 · The Bulol, a sacred rice deity of the Ifugao people, is intricately carved from wood. Two primary types of carved Bulol exist: the squatting variety in the Kiangan-Lagawe area, and the standing variant found in Banaue.
Antiquity: Bul-ul: A Mythical Piece of Ifugao Sculpture
3 天之前 · 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 guardian spirits of rice granaries, forests etc.
Figure of a Male Rice Deity (Bulul) | Ifugao people | The …
Bulul are carved ancestor figures that were placed in granaries to guard the rice crop. Bulul is both the name of a class of ancestor spirits, as well as the carvings that serve as vessels to house those ancestors. The carvings are usually displayed in their granaries in male and female pairs.
The Bulul Statue: Power of Rice Healing – Critical Filipinx …
The bulul is a carved wooden statue that the Ifugao people of Northern Luzon used to guard their rice crop. They are carved from a single piece of wood and depict humans with very unrealistic features. These bulul are supposed to represent the ancestors of the Ifugaos, and the people supposedly gain power from the presence of ancestral spirits ...
Bulul: The Ifugao's Rice God or Guardian Spirit | Igorotage
Bulul is an Ifugao anthropomorphic carving that symbolizes an Ifugao rice god or guardian spirits. When used in rituals, it is to be properly positioned in front of the rice produce. The male bulul is placed at the right and the female at the left.
Standing rice deity (bulul) - Art Gallery of New South Wales
Bulul are the most numerous and best known of Ifugao figurative sculptures and usually take the form of either a standing or seated figure. They are carved from a single piece of wood and generally exhibit a stylised and geometric rendering of the human body.
Powerful Depictions: The Bulul of Ifugao – Comfort and Control
2019年3月25日 · One example out of many are the Bulul figures made by the rice-farming Ifugao People in the Philippines. With multiple rituals the figure is transformed from a piece of wood into a vessel for an achestors spirit.
Figure (Bulul) - Ifugao — Google Arts & Culture
Anthropomorphic round bulge sculpture that represents a figure of very schematic features, protective of granaries and houses.
Philippines, North Luzon, Ifugao: a figure of a rice god
2016年6月9日 · The Ifugao live in the North of Luzon, the northern main island of the Philippines. Their culture centers around the construction of the ingeniously laid out terraced rice paddies. They carve such ancestor figures, ‘Bulul’, so as to further and secure their rice harvest.