Motif
Hidden refuge inside cave or rock chambers
hidden_refuge_inside_cave_or_rock_chambers
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container 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 836-908 confidence: high
Inside the cave they pass through three rooms and stop in the fourth; Qastcèëlçi removes bags from the Navajo, draws out moccasins, leggings, and a shirt, dresses, and leaves.
The Navajo is hidden first in Qastcèëlçi's four-room cave and later in four apartments inside the rock until the pursuers withdraw.
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