Motif
animal trail through mountain opening
animal_trail_through_mountain_opening
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american northwest coast
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Haida Texts and Myths: Skidegate Dialect WARS BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF SKIDEGATE AND KLOO / WAR BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF KLOO AND THE TSIMSHIAN / WAR BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF KLOO AND THE BELLABELLA / NOTES; lines 20140-20298 confidence: medium
Halī′x̣ias is explained as a chiefly word used by Black-bear people or supernatural beings and as a repeated refrain; black bears are said to have a Queen Charlotte islands trail and a mountain hole behind Tasoo harbor.
Black bears are said to possess an island-spanning trail and to pass through a hole in the mountains.
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