Motif
Bear hide transformed into dance regalia
bear_hide_transformed_into_dance_regalia
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation 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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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 8301-8322 confidence: high
"I took my knife and stabbed the young bear and killed it. I skinned it."
The young bear is killed and skinned; the little hide is tanned, painted, and worn by the narrator in dances.
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