Motif
controlled fire display from ritual pipe smoke
controlled_fire_display_from_ritual_pipe_smoke
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians HISTORICAL TRADITIONS . / INTRODUCTION. / HERO TALES. / TALES OF SUPERNATURAL PATRONS.; lines 9140-9237 confidence: high
When the sweat tipi is done, the boy refuses to hurt the people and says he will show One-eye his power; he blows pipe smoke over the stones, sets fire to the other side of camp, and stops it.
In the variant, the boy states that he will only show his power, blows pipe smoke over stones, sets fire to the other side of camp, and then stops it.
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