Motif
External power or heart contained in a removable object
external_power_or_heart_contained_in_a_removable_object
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token 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 TALES OF SUPERNATURAL PATRONS . 152 / HISTORICAL TRADITIONS . / INTRODUCTION. / HERO TALES.; lines 5545-5638 confidence: high
The badgers tell her to tear off the husband’s shell necklace; it is his medicine, and after she removes it he has no power and becomes a man again.
The shell necklace is called the husband’s medicine; after it is torn off he loses power. The badgers later say it is his heart and must be kept hidden and sat upon.
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