Motif
animated image
animated_image
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts RECORDED BY / JOHN R. SWANTON / LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL / CONTENTS; lines 104-264 confidence: medium
The early Wrangell section lists entries 31-43, including Raven, Kakēˊqǃᵘtê, Origin of the G̣onaqᴀdēˊt, A Story of the G̣onaqᴀdēˊt, Origin of the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq, The Thunders, Origin of the Screech Owl, Halibut dividing the Queen Charlotte Islands, The Image that Came to Life, and The Self-burning Fire.
The title “The Image that Came to Life” explicitly indicates an image becoming alive.
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