Motif
avoidance of perilous waters by portage
avoidance_of_perilous_waters_by_portage
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Central Eskimo ORTHOGRAPHY. / DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRIBES. / GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. / BAFFIN LAND.; lines 1654-1749 confidence: medium
A part of the Talirpingmiut stayed in Cumberland Sound until the ice had gone, left in late July, faced dangerous rapids, whirlpools, and overfalls, considered tides, and carried kayaks over passes to avoid danger.
The passage describes kayaks and boats being carried over passes and portages to avoid dangerous rapids, whirlpools, overfalls, and rapids at Angmartung.
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