Motif
animal-derived talisman for danger
animal_derived_talisman_for_danger
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
native american plains
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Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians HISTORICAL TRADITIONS . / INTRODUCTION. / HERO TALES. / TALES OF SUPERNATURAL PATRONS.; lines 8435-8532 confidence: high
The foster parents explain that they got him when a dog ran away and that his real people are alive; raven front feathers are provided as a danger aid to be stuck in his head.
Raven front feathers are to be placed in the young man’s head, and he is told to think of them in danger to save himself.
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