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listens to the talk of mortals. If anybody makes a random remark 

 that offends Riwa-riwa, his eight eyes "turn big;" he drops to the 

 ground, and brings sickness with him. 



Of Busu buntud it is reported that he is black as soot, and has 

 nine faces. 



Buso lisu t'kayo, on the contrary, is pure white, being probably 

 associated with the pith of forest trees. 



Buso t'abo is a mere torso of a demon, with head, chest, shoul- 

 ders and arms; but having no legs or abdomen. In pictures, his 

 body is cut off sharply at the waist. 



One of the disease-bringers, named Karokung, is a white woman 

 with long black hair, whose home is in rivers. Her characteristics 

 will be described under the caption, "Disease and Healing." 84 



In the native arts there are no figures or symbols of Buso to be 

 found, either in animal or in human form ; but Bagobo boys and 

 girls who have learned to use the pencil a little and who also 

 come from families conversant with a wide range of buso folktales, 

 agree in stressing certain features that are traditionally character- 

 istic of the demon in his anthropomorphic guise — big round eyes, 

 tongue lolling from large mouth, branched horns, wings of varying 

 sizes, enormous feet, heavily clawed or hoofed. The characters that 

 are emphasized are those that stand out most prominently in folk- 

 lore, while the rest of the body takes its chance, so to speak, being 

 merely a "filler" for the really important buso traits. Such traits 

 characterize, in particular, the entire class of tigbanua. On the 

 other hand, the tagamaling are pictured as looking like the Bagobo, 

 both in face and in costume ; but their hair is curly rather than 

 wavy, and they carry small circular shields of an ancient pattern. 



We now turn to the distinctly zoomorphic forms of the buso. 

 While the tigbanua, the s'iring, and perhaps other buso in human 

 form, have the power of assuming at will the appearance of certain 



largo, llega con su boca a la tierra para devorar a los hombrcs que su servidor Tabankak 

 le preseuta." Diceionario mitologico, p. 100. 1895. 



Blumentritt linds mentioned by the Spaniards a Bagobo demon named Pelubatan ; and 

 in association with Kiwa-Riwa another evil spirit called Tabanka that is characterized as 

 follows: "1'n demonio de los Hagobos. Es el espiritu de impureza y libertinaje, cuyo 

 ollicio es tentar a hombres y mujeres contra el sexto y nono mandainientos de la Ley de 

 Dios, para que, habieudo muchos escindalos, rifias y asesinatos, tenga que comer en abun- 

 dancia su amo Riva-riva." Ibid, p. 111. 



""See Part III. 



