The tikbalang is an actual monster in Filipino mythology. They're monsters with the heads and feet of horses with legs so long their knees are above their heads when sitting. They have a mane filled with spikes. Find the right spikes and you can pull them out to make a talisman that will allow you to tame the beast and make it work for you. Tikbalangs are semi-malicious, depending on where in the Phillipines you are. They range from being foul monsters that rape women in their sleep to relatively harmless tricksters who merely like to get people lost in the forest.

And sometimes they like cigars.

Other views of the tikbalang in my gallery

Original for sale here:
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