Motif
Amuletic virtue in animal parts, minerals, garments, and pendants
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
inuit
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The Central Eskimo SOCIAL ORDER AND LAWS. / RELIGIOUS IDEAS AND THE ANGAKUNIRN (PRIESTHOOD). / SEDNA AND THE FULMAR. / THE TORNAIT AND THE ANGAKUT.; lines 7392-7491 confidence: high
The Eskimo do not make images of tornait or other supernatural beings but use amulets; examples include owl feathers, bear teeth, rare minerals sewn in skin, and part of a child's first gown.
Amulets are described as given or inherited, and the passage lists feathers, teeth, minerals, first-gown fragments, bones, flesh cases, and spearheads with protective or efficacious uses.
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