Kalimantan
Antu Buyu
Vengeful Female Danger 4 of 5 · Dangerous
- Form
- Bad-soul old-woman witch spirit
- Origin
- Iban Dayak witch-spirits: the antu buyu are the bad souls of old women, haunting longhouses, feeding on unswept rice bran and killing newborns. Sources are Sarawak-centric (Sarawak Museum Journal 1983, via KajoMag) — Indonesian Kalimantan Iban share the belief; cross-border sourcing flagged.
- Behavior
- Feeds on rice-bran leavings; a danger to newborns.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- Longhouse cleanliness and protective rites.
- Diet
- Blood / Fetuses
- Culture
- Iban Dayak
- Region
- Kalimantan
- Sampling
- Added in dataset v3–v5; first placed on a tree here.
Coded characters
◆ New entry coded by folklore synthesis. Sex: Female.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Death or birth origin | Not death or birth related |
| Incorporeal | Ghost, spirit, or undead |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | Child spirit, child theft, or infant targeting |
| Blood and organs | Targets blood, flesh, or organs |
| Theft and mischief | None |
| Hair or fur | None |
| Animal form | None |
| Detached head | None |
| Fire or light | None |
| Water | None |
| Forest | None |
| Settlement | Village, house, hospital, or road |
| Black magic | Black magic or witchcraft central |
| Widespread | Localized |
| Body plan | Humanoid spirit |
| Diet | Blood |
