#filipino folklore
Finally managed to finish tbis one after recoloring it about 5x I’m not completely satisfied with how it turned out but I’m glad I managed to push through anyway!
Water is life. It is death. It represents a cosmological cycle of both in many ethnic groups in the Philippines.
Today we are going to discuss and learn about some Ilokano folklore on the sea and water. From the Ilokano god of the rivers and sea, Apo Litao, to the cosmological beliefs involving the water and sea.
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For more on Ilokano folklore and practices, I highly suggest reading El Folk-lore Filipino by Isabelo de los Reyes and Way of the Ancient Healer by Virgil Mayor Apostol @ virgilmapostol on IG . (Both books which I credit and gained all the info listed here).
The lovely sirena artwork pictured on the second photo is by Sarah DeMonteverde @ ilandtuitles on IG (go follow her because her artwork is amazing!) ❤
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Bungisngis
A Filipino mythological creature that can be described as a giggling cyclopes. Bungisngis comes from the word “ngisi” which means “to giggle”.
The concept of this design is also from finding the word “bungi” in Bungisngis. “Bungi” is what you call someone who has teeth missing in Filipino. From there I figured it’d be a more interesting design if my Bungisngis had a false eye made from a gap in its grin, rather than a real eye.
Initial sketch:
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