Black Tamanous
Also called Cannibal Spirit.
Black Tamanous is a cannibal spirit of North Pacific Coast tradition, an evil survivor said to have been overlooked when a culture-hero Transformer cleansed the world of primordial monsters.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Native American folklore
- Region
- Pacific Northwest (place of origin)
- Trait family
- The Lurking Hunters
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Traits
Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.
Behaviour
- Possession causes cannibalistic madness
why
several connect the name specifically to the Cannibal Spirit associated with winter ceremonial societies documented among Kwakiutl and related Pacific Northwest coast peoples, where initiates in a cannibal society were said to ritually enact themes of being possessed by or embodying such a spirit during the winter ceremonial season.
Offensive powers
- Possession
why
several connect the name specifically to the Cannibal Spirit associated with winter ceremonial societies documented among Kwakiutl and related Pacific Northwest coast peoples, where initiates in a cannibal society were said to ritually enact themes of being possessed by or embodying such a spirit during the winter ceremonial season.
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Shadow carries both readings
2 citations
- Carol Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, s.v. "Black Tamanous."
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Black Tamanous."
- Hero meets
2 citations
- Carol Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, s.v. "Black Tamanous."
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Black Tamanous."