Motif
successful hunt restores food, light, and cooking
successful_hunt_restores_food_light_and_cooking
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Food, Fire, and Material Resources. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
inuit
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The Central Eskimo THE HOUSE. / CLOTHING, DRESSING OF THE HAIR, AND TATTOOING. / SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE. / DOMESTIC OCCUPATIONS AND AMUSEMENTS.; lines 6521-6575 confidence: high
At the sound of the returning sledge, people rush out, help the hunter ashore, bring in the seal, divide meat and blubber among households, relight huts, and hang pots over lamps.
After the hunter returns with a seal, households receive meat and blubber, huts are lit again, and pots are placed over lamps.
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