d4q


Motif

Motif code: 
d4q
Name_eng: 
Fly obtains fire
Description: 

Fly(-woman) obtains fire by "washing" her hands like a fire-drill twirler

Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
03 Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature
Motif analysis result: 
2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)
Motif analysis result tradition count all: 
7

Linked traditions:
Upland Yuma: Walapai, Havasupai, Yavapai
Serrano
Cahuilla, Cupeño
Diegueño: Ipai, Tipai, Kamia (Kumeai)
Cocopa
Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa
Seri

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: h17 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 9 Weight: 667
Motif: f72 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: j50b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: i105 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 17 Weight: 294
Motif: j3 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: k71 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 12 Weight: 250
Motif: b42h1 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 17 Weight: 235
Motif: m29i Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 13 Weight: 231
Motif: b16a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 9 Weight: 222
Motif: a34 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 23 Weight: 217
Motif: j14 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 14 Weight: 214
Motif: h36gg Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 34 Weight: 206
Motif: h14 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 10 Weight: 200
Motif: i64a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 11 Weight: 182
Motif: b5c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: m103 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 13 Weight: 154
Motif: a32c1 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 28 Weight: 143
Motif: b5a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 14 Weight: 143
Motif: j5 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 28 Weight: 143