Motif
Animal call compels human attraction
animal_call_compels_human_attraction
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power 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 7156-7191 confidence: high
The Arikara camp in timber on the Missouri River; men cross the river to kill Elk, and later hear an Elk whistling across the river.
The Elk’s whistling repeatedly makes the girl want to go to it, requiring others to hold or tie her back.
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