Describe The Artifacts of The Srivijaya and Majapahit Period
Describe The Artifacts of The Srivijaya and Majapahit Period
Describe The Artifacts of The Srivijaya and Majapahit Period
Cabaddu
BCAE – III
4. Describe the Bul-ul of Ifugao people, what is the importance of this figure in the life
of Ifugao?
A Bulul is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Igorot peoples
of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestors, and are
thought to gain power from the presence of the ancestral spirit. The Ifugao are particularly
noted for their skill in carving bululs. Bululs are used in ceremonies associated with rice
production and with healing. Creation of a bulul involves alwen bulol ritual by a priest to
ensure that the statue gains power. The bulul is treated with care and respect to avoid the
risk of the spirits of the ancestors bringing sickness. The figures are placed in rice granaries
to bring a plentiful harvest. A large granary may need two bululs, and a wealthy noble may
also have one or more bululs in his house. Male and female Bulul statues are often found
together, with sex-related symbols such as the mortar for the female and pestle for the male.
A male bulul may sometimes be decorated with a g-string, and a female with a waist cloth,
earrings and anklets. Although the form varies, the bulul is commonly represented as seated
on the ground, with arms crossed over his upraised knees. The bulul has a simplified form,
and is traditionally carved from narra or ipil wood or sometimes stone. The bulul is touched
by hands dipped in blood of a chicken or pig in ritual called tunod during the rice planting
season. Over time the blood imparts a dark color to the figures, overlaid with a patina of
grease from food offerings. Bululs are handed down to the first child of a family. Typically
the older statues have beetle holes made by insects in the granary.
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