Java
Nini Thowok
Undead / Revenant Danger 2 of 5 · Unsettling
- Form
- Doll spirit (female)
- Origin
- Javanese doll-spirit rite, female counterpart of Jailangkung: a spirit called into a coconut-and-basket doll, traditionally by women, once used in drought-time rain calling and village divination.
- Behavior
- Dances and answers while held by two handlers in trance play.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- Proper dismissal rite.
- Diet
- Non-consumptive
- Culture
- Javanese
- Region
- Java
- Sampling
- Added in dataset v3–v5; first placed on a tree here.
Coded characters
◆ New entry coded by folklore synthesis. Sex: Unspecified.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male, unspecified, or variable |
| Death or birth origin | Not death or birth related |
| Incorporeal | Embodied creature or witch |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | None |
| Blood and organs | None |
| 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 | Non-consumptive |
Nearest on the tree
Identical coding to Jailangkung, Barong Landung, so the tree cannot separate them.
