Armand Camhol explores the lighter—and deeper—sides of bulul figures, from their unusual features to their possible cultural origins. Why do some bulul look almost alien? Why the tiny bits of hair, the bald heads, the distinct eyes? He also connects bulul traditions to similar wooden human figures found across Southeast Asia—in Indonesia, Borneo, Malaysia, and beyond—used for healing, spiritual protection, and housing the souls of the dead. Camhol points toward the need for a broader cross-cultural study of Austronesian (and possibly Taiwanese) sculptural traditions to understand these shared features and functions.