Makaboteng

Makaboteng ('one who frightens'), also called Sanadan, is the Tinguian (Itneg) guardian spirit of the deer and the wild hogs, as recorded by Fay-Cooper Cole. Because his good will is necessary if the hunting dogs are to succeed in the chase, he is summoned to many ceremonies, where he is treated with the greatest courtesy. Cole attests no kin, spouse, or peer relation for Makaboteng.

Domains

• wild game

Powers

• Guards the deer and wild hogs and grants or withholds success in the hunt
• frightens the deer and wild hogs toward or away from the hunters

Sources

• Fay-Cooper Cole, The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe (Field Museum of Natural History, Anthropological Series, Vol. XIV, No. 2, 1922)