Motif
lone survival by floating deerskin bundle
lone_survival_by_floating_deerskin_bundle
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
inuit
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The Central Eskimo ORTHOGRAPHY. / DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRIBES. / GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. / BAFFIN LAND.; lines 1654-1749 confidence: medium
Tradition tells of a Sarbaqdualung disaster: a stubborn boat owner ignored friends' warnings, attempted passage during a swift spring tide, the boat upset, the crew drowned, and one woman survived on deerskins.
In the boating disaster, all the crew drown except one woman saved on a bundle of deerskins.
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