Motif
animal beings as origin of ritual drums and dance
animal_beings_as_origin_of_ritual_drums_and_dance
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 5290-5367 confidence: high
The four Turtles die and are made into drums; later the people make rawhide drums in imitation and organize the Buffalo dance.
Four Turtles remain with the people, die, are made into drums, and become the model for later rawhide drums associated with the Buffalo dance.
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