Motif
ceremonial praise song attached to narrative
ceremonial_praise_song_attached_to_narrative
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 northwest coast
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Haida Texts and Myths: Skidegate Dialect STORY OF THE FOOD-GIVING-TOWN PEOPLE / STORY OF THOSE-BORN-AT-SKEDANS / A STORY TOLD TO ACCOMPANY BEAR SONGS / A STORY TOLD TO ACCOMPANY BEAR SONGS; lines 4675-4814 confidence: medium
Transcribed and glossed song lines repeatedly address a chief and great brother, mention proud travel and a shaking mind, and ask where someone fell or where a place is absent.
The passage opens with repeated song-text addresses to a chief and great brother before the prose narrative shifts.
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