Motif
Four-direction mountain setting
four_direction_mountain_setting
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 NOTE ON THE ORTHOGRAPHY OF NAVAJO WORDS. / ILLUSTRATIONS / THE MOUNTAIN CHANT: A NAVAJO CEREMONY. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 615-693 confidence: medium
The party reaches a plain between four mountains in the cardinal directions and a Ute encampment. A tent has a black top, white base, and forked pole; the old master leads the captive there, and both hang or place their objects on or near the pole.
The Ute encampment is located on a plain between four mountains, explicitly placed east, south, west, and north.
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