Motif
concealed monstrous bodily mark exposed before the community
concealed_monstrous_bodily_mark_exposed_before_the_community
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends XXIII / KANEAUKAI / A LEGEND OF WAIALUA / THE SHARK-MAN, NANAUE; lines 6680-6781 confidence: high
Nanaue spends time in two pools, keeps a kihei or mantle on his shoulders, avoids youth games, and hides the shark-mouth from view.
Nanaue uses a mantle to conceal the shark-mouth on his back; when the mantle is torn away in the field, the mouth is seen by the people.
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