Motif
Amulet transfers qualities from source to wearer
amulet_transfers_qualities_from_source_to_wearer
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
arctic inuit
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The People of the Polar North: A Record THE SPIRIT OF THE SKIN HANGINGS / PREVENTIVE MEASURES / AMULETS / INETLIA WITH HER CHILD; lines 5534-5580 confidence: high
The fox is described as cunning; a piece of fox head or old dried dung sewn into a man's clothes is said to transfer fox cunning to him.
The passage repeatedly states that qualities associated with animals or objects pass to the wearer or recipient: fox cunning to a man, bird-rock stone fleetness and strength to dogs, and Little Auk fighting inclination to dogs.
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