Motif
Bride service before marriage
bride_service_before_marriage
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
ekoi
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In the Shadow of the Bush OBAN TO NIAJI 93 / CHAPTER IX / S.B. H / CHAPTER X; lines 6013-6173 confidence: high
A man who wants to marry an Ekoi maiden must serve her people, usually two to three years, mostly by helping clear bush for farms.
The passage states that a man wishing to marry an Ekoi maiden must serve her people for two to three years, mainly clearing bush, before marriage.
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siberian
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Aboriginal Siberia - A Study in Social Anthropology F 2 / CHAPTER IV / MAEKIAGE 71 / MARKIAGE 73; lines 4596-4695 confidence: high
A Kamchadal man seeks a woman, often in another village, asks to serve her parents, and after service may marry if accepted by the woman and her kin, otherwise receiving compensation.
The Kamchadal suitor serves the bride's parents for a period and may marry if accepted.
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