Bulul
Sign in to savethumb|15th century bulul with a pamahan (ceremonial bowl) in the Louvre Museum thumb|Wooden images of the ancestors in a museum in Bontoc, Mountain Province|Bontoc, [[Mountain Province, Philippines]] 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) people of northern Luzon.
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thumb|15th century bulul with a pamahan (ceremonial bowl) in the Louvre Museum thumb|Wooden images of the ancestors in a museum in Bontoc, Mountain Province|Bontoc, [[Mountain Province, Philippines]] 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) people 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. The Ifugao are particularly noted for their skill in carving bulul. 150px|thumbnail|right|Ifugao people rice gods or deities in a museum