Motif
Cloud-concealed supernatural face
cloud_concealed_supernatural_face
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation 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 A-SLENDER-ONE-WHO-WAS-GIVEN-AWAY / THE ONE ABANDONED FOR EATING THE FLIPPER OF A HAIR SEAL / SACRED-ONE-STANDING-AND-MOVING, STONE-RIBS, AND UPWARD / SUPERNATURAL-BEING-WHO-WENT-NAKED; lines 10153-10260 confidence: high
Nᴀñkî′lsʟas has a bedstead at the rear of the house; clouds cover his head and hide his face; after a wash basin is set for him and black cod are served, only his hands are seen.
Nᴀñkî′lsʟas sits or lies at the rear with clouds over his head; his face cannot be seen, and at the meal only his hands are visible.
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