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E16 - Oars with edges.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
When rowing, the character first tries to push off with the edge rather than the flat side of the oar.Berezkin category: The origins of people and culture
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 6, Origin and interpretation of culture elements, in particular related to agriculture, inadequate forms of subsistence and economic activity before the establishment of the present norms
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| D13C | 95.35% | Two companions or brothers live together. The older one has a wife, whom he hides. To discover her, the younger one, left alone in the house, makes her laugh. |
| I28A | 95.35% | Large animals that are hunted go underground and cause earthquakes. |
| J36 | 95.02% | The turtle drags the hero's parents under water. |
| J60 | 94.81% | A woman conceives twins from two different fathers. |
| C9A | 94.39% | During the flood or when crossing a river, those who drowned or were saved turn into aquatic or amphibious animals. |
| H24F | 94.02% | The character has the ability to put a large amount of meat or fish into a bag or container that is easy to carry. |
| E13A | 93.93% | Sacred knowledge, objects and rituals were first obtained by humans from the inhabitants of the underwater world. |
| L9A | 93.09% | The character's leg is crippled (intentionally or accidentally) or originally pointed. He uses the pointed bone for hunting, fishing or killing people. |
| F44 | 92.81% | In the community of the first ancestors, women and men quarrel, leave, kill, maim each other, etc. |
| M73 | 92.74% | Two characters compare their excrement or vomit to learn about each other's diet and decide which of them is the more powerful beast. One of them manages to replace the selections. (Traditions in which vomiting is substituted are greasy). |
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Map of Motif Dispersal
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This motif has been recorded in 8 traditions: Nootka (Nu-chah-nulth), Makah, Twana (Skokomish), Lower Chehalis, Upper Chehalis, (Lower) Cowlitz, Warao, Trio, Locono, Shipibo, Conibo, Setebo, Caraja