Baītpandī

A spirit of weaving who taught women to weave and who presides over the loom and the weavers. She is the patron spirit of those mabalīan who know how to weave and dye the turban worn by the maganī, the leader of the war party.

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References

Sources

  • Cole, Fay-Cooper. (1913). The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, pp. 97-98.
  • Jocano, F. Landa. (1969). Outline of Philippine Mythology. Manila: Centro Escolar University Research and Development Center, p. 22.