Motif
valued salt exchange and consumption
valued_salt_exchange_and_consumption
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
guiana amerindian
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Among the Indians of Guiana: Being Sketches Chiefly Anthropologic from the Interior of British Guiana SHOOTING FISH. / GAME ARROWS. 24) / THE RETURN FROM HUNTING. 249: / CASSAVA BREAD.; lines 10671-10768 confidence: high
Salt is described as beloved, obtained through trade or naturally in Wapiana country, valued in barter, used in pepper-pot but not bread, and eaten alone.
Salt is described as desired, traded from owner to owner as a valued barter article, collected naturally in Wapiana country, used in pepper-pot, and eaten alone.
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