Motif
Concealed or underestimated powerful person reveals status and strength
concealed_or_underestimated_powerful_person_reveals_status_and_strength
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.
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native american northwest coast
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Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / MYTHS RECORDED IN ENGLISH AT WRANGELL; lines 7301-7379 confidence: high
Black-skin puts on his hair ornament and shirt, says he pulled out the limb and twisted the tree, speaks as high-caste Indians did, and tells the others to take the canoe closer to shore.
Black-skin puts on status clothing, identifies himself as the performer of earlier feats, speaks in a high-caste manner, and physically overpowers those in his way.
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