A rice-god idol, carved of wood and with a resident spirit.
Nan umīwang di pangipapitāwandah nan būlul ta mi'yibun ay didan mumbā'i.
During harvest time is when the rice-god idols are brought out to sit with those who are performing traditional religious ceremonies.
There are always a pair, a man and his wife. The male idol is typically about 60 cm. in height; his wife, about 48 cm. high. The spirits of these idols, Būgan an hi imBūlul, Būgan the wife of Būlul, and Būlul ad Kiyāngan, Būlul who lives in Kiangan, and Būlul ad Lāgud, Būlul of Downriver Region, are called to give power to the male and female idols. Sacrificial pigs are required when bringing out these idols. Blood of the sacrificed pigs is smeared over the heads and bodies of the idols. Fat is roasted over coals and smeared on. A piece of the fat is then stuck onto a sharpened stick and placed in the folded arms of each idol to be kept there as an offering to the idol. These idols are kept in a rice granary by the rich as a guardian to assure an ample supply of rice from the store. They are brought out during harvest and offered fat and blood from a sacrificed pig. A rice-god idol is carved of narra, udyaw, or some other suitable hardwood. To initiate its use, ritualists, mumba'i, offer prayers to the rice-god spirit, nabūlul, sacrificing one or two chickens. The bile sac of the chickens are inspected and if they are good, it indicates that the rice-god spirits are pleased with the idol. Feathers are taken, dipped in blood which is smeared on the idol. The feathers are used to bless the idol, yabyab 2.