Motif
ancestors distributed from a container
ancestors_distributed_from_a_container
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
andamanese
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The Andaman Islanders: A Study in Social Anthropology CHAPTER III / RELIGIOUS AND MAGICAL BELIEFS / CHAPTER IV / MYTHS AND LEGENDS; lines 7895-8002 confidence: high
Aka-Kede version: Bilika seizes all ancestors, puts them in a netted bag, and places them a few at a time in different parts of the country.
Bilika puts all the ancestors into a netted bag and places them in different parts of the country a few at a time.
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