Motif
four color-designated mountains around a mythic locality
four_color_designated_mountains_around_a_mythic_locality
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american southwest
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The Mountain Chant: A Navajo Ceremony ILLUSTRATIONS / THE MOUNTAIN CHANT: A NAVAJO CEREMONY. / INTRODUCTION. / SONGS OF SEQUENCE.; lines 3466-3588 confidence: high
Qadjinai is glossed as Place-where-they-came-up, a San Juan Mountains locality where Navajo mythology says the Navajo emerged from the lower world to this one; Niqoyastcadje is another name for it. Four surrounding mountains are designated by black, blue, yellow, and white.
The translated song and note identify black, blue, yellow, and white mountains surrounding Qadjinai, with colors marking topographical positions.
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