Motif
Bodily infestation revealed and expelled
bodily_infestation_revealed_and_expelled
A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering 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: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 2323-2349 confidence: high
They give the boy hot broth made from dried salmon, and its heat expels the small creatures he had eaten under the appearance of blackberries.
Spiders or small creatures run out of multiple body openings after hot salmon broth is given, and the boy’s flesh has been eaten away.
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