Motif
ceremonial four-night storytelling cycle
ceremonial_four_night_storytelling_cycle
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southwest
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Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights: Being the Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights: Being the Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona / AW-AW-TAM INDIAN NIGHTS / THE STORY OF THESE STORIES; lines 479-576 confidence: high
The narrator says the old tales were properly told on four successive nights, but his divisions and names are his own; he keeps the storyteller's order and mentions Tcheu-nas-sat Seeven, another chief's wives, and the vahahkkee people.
The passage states that the old tales, when told with proper ceremony and respect, were told on four successive nights.
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