Popobawa

Origin and tradition

Tanzanian folklore describes Popobawa as a bat-winged shapeshifting spirit associated with night attacks and waves of public fear.

Illustration in this atlas

A small shadowy bat-winged figure with one large central eye. This plate chooses a widely reported monstrous form; the Popobawa is also described as a shapeshifter, so it has no single universal appearance.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Popobawa
2. ndl.ethernet.edu.et — George M. Eberhart.pdf

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.