Motif
animate helper objects and weapons
animate_helper_objects_and_weapons
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 northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / MYTHS RECORDED IN ENGLISH AT WRANGELL; lines 4880-4971 confidence: high
Fire-drill’s son prepares to leave, tells his mother to keep the fire drill safe overhead because it will fall if he is killed, travels by water, sees the canoe of the killer of his mother’s friends, and speaks to his dog, club, bow, and arrows, which understand him.
The son speaks to his dog, club, bow, and arrows, all of which can understand him.
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