Motif

Linked traditions:
Old and New Testament
Ugarit
Aramaic (Syrians)
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Mehri; Harsusi, Jibbali (Shahri, Shauri), Hobyot
Soqotri
Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai
Arabs of Iraq
Arabs of Egypt
Arabs of Libya
Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
Morocco Arabs
Algeria Arabs
Tunisia Arabs
Geez, Tigrai, Tigre
Amhara; Zay, Harari; Silte, Gogot
Kalenjin; including Sabaot, Nandi (Nande), Arusha, Kipsigis, Pokot (Suk), Keiyo (Elgeiyo), Marakwet, Sebeei
Iraku (Irakw)
Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa
Nyamwesi, Sumbwa
Chagga (Jagga; incl Wasu), Pare, Digo
Luba (Baluba, Luba-Katanga, Shaba), (Ba)Holoholo, Tumbwe, Bena-Piana, Tabwa, Benabena-Mitumba, Zela, Bene-Marungu
Sakata
Congo (Koongo, Bacongo; incl Vili, Fioti, (Ma)Yombe, MuKunyi), Ndombo, Luango (Loango), Zombo (Sambo), Laadi (Laari), (Ba)Fioti, Woyo (Kiwoyo)
Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
Boa, Komo, (Ba)Nyanga, Mbole
Aka, Baka (Badjue) and other Western (Bantu speaking) Pygmies
Hausa
Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
Hadza
Tasmania
SE Australia: Kamilaroi, Yualarai (Ualarai, Euahlayi), Milpulo (Mailpurgu), Wuradjeri (Wiradjurim, Wiradjeri, Wurundjeri, Yarra, Yarra Yarra), Wongaibon (Wonghibon), Noongahburrah (Narran, Narran River), Kurnai, and many others (see file 0.doc)
Arnhem Land: Enindhilyagwa (Groote Eilandt), KuTiwi, Yulengor, Mara, Oenpelli, Murngin, Roper River, Maung, Murinbata, Murngin (Duwal), Millingimbi, Goulburn Island, Ngulugwongga, Yirrkalla, Voctoria River Downs, Alawa, Anu, Kunwinjku
Western Australia: Walmanjeri, Njolnjol (Njulnjul, Nyul-Nyul), Worora, Kariara (Karierra), Karadjari (Karadjeri, Garadjari), Djaberdjaber (Djaberadjabera), Ngarluma, Wiilman (Wheelman), Bibbulmum (Pebelman), Burong (Panaka)
Central Australia: Kaitish, Warramunga, Arunta (Aranda), Loritja (Kukatja), Pijandjara (Pitjantjara), Adnjamatana (Andjamathana, Wailpi), Aluridja, Walpiri (Walbiri), Aluridja, Matuntara (Maduntara), Nambutji, Wamma (=Wommana?)
Queensland: Mungkan (Wikmunkan), Wiknatara, Bloomfield River, Cape Bedford, Cape Grafton, Kokowara (Koko-Warra), Koko-yalunyu (Kokokulunggur), Bunya Bunya, Waka-Waka (Wakawaka), Kabikabi, Chepara
Southern Australia: Dieri, Urabunna (Arabana), Flinderce Mountains, Kujani, Andyamatana (Andjamatana, Wailpi)
Trans-New Guinea and unclassified Papuan groups of Irian Jaya: Mejprat, Arandai-Bintuni, Inanwatan-Berau, Papua of Gelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Kamoró, Marind Anim, Sawi, Mafore; Korowai; Kwerba; Momina, Eipo, Yale, Awyu, Muyu
Papua–NewGuinea Highland Papuans:Trans New Guinea & unclassified:Chimbu,Gimi,KaugelHuli,Gadsup,Kuman,Kutubu,Foi (Foe),Kyaka,Kamano (Kafe),Mawatta,Kukukuku (=Anga,=Sambia;Manki,Nauti,Ejuti),Baruya,Kewa,Tembregak,Menya,Melpa,Wiru,Pondoma
Melanesians of Admiralty Islands (incl Manus); Seimat (Western Islands)
Kanaka (New Caledonia)
Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
Bunak
Flores, incl Mangarai (Western Flores), Nage, Keo, Riung, Ngada or Nad'a (Central Flores), Sika (Eastern Flores)
Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
Batak (Toba, Dairi)
Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
Mentawai
Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
Southern Luzon: Pampango, Pangacian, Sambal, Tagal, Tayabas; Calamian
Southern Taiwan: Rukai, Paiwan, Puyuma, Saaroa, Ketangalan
Central Taiwan: Bunun (Vonum), La'arua, Tsou, Kanabu, Kanakanabu
Ami
Burmese, Intha
Thai of Vietnam, Tai Lue, Khao (Kho, Tai Don, White Tai), Tai Dam (Black Tai), Nung; Buyi; Shui
Thai of Thailand
Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
Stieng, Chrau, Sre (Koho), Maa, Mnong
Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
Viet, Muong
Andamanese
Semang, Senoi
Santali, Turi, Mahli
Bondo, Didayi (Gata')
Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
Khasi
Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi
SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
Rawang, Dulong; Anong, Drung
Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
Oraon (Kurukh)
Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)
Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
Meo (Hmong) of Thailand, Laos and Northern Vietnam
Li
Early Chinese written sources
Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
Koreans; Goguryeo
Ireland
England
Basques
Maltese
Dutch, Flemish
Germans: Northwest (Low- and Central German dialects): Schleswig-Holstein, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony, incl. East Frisia and Oldenburg), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Thüringen, Saxony-Anhalt, Sachsen
Sorbians (Luzhitsa Serbs)
Hittite, Hurrit
Lithuanians
Latvians
Estonians
Finns
Western Sami
Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
Norwegians
Swedes
Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
Byelarusians
Russians: Central part of Russian ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500: Tver, Yaroslavl, Moscow, Kostroma, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga, eastern part of Smolensk provinces (most of Smolensk province is Belorussian ethnic territory)
Sarikoli
Tajik
Abaza (Abazins)
Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
Abkhaz
Ossetians
Ingush
Lezgians, Archin, Kürin; Khinalug
Rutul, Tsakhur
Tabasaran, Aghul
Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi
Laks
Avar, Andi, Akhvakh
Kumyk, Terekemen
Nogai
Svans
Georgians
Armenians
Kalmyk
Gagauz
Anatolia Turks
Azeris (Azerbaijanis)
Kurds
Talysh
Kara Kalpak
Kazakh
Kirghiz
Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars
Bashkirs
Mari (Cheremis)
Mordvins
Udmurt
Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
Mansi
Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks)
Forest Nenets
Tundra Nenets
Buryats: Western (cis Baikal)
Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)
Mongols (Khalkha)
Darkhad
Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
Northern Altai: Chelkan, Kumanda, Tubalar
Enets
Nganasans
Southern Selkups
Northern Selkups
Kets
Central Yakuts (Sakha)
Dolgans
Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
Tungus.Evenki) of Russian Far East
Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
Sym Tungus/Evenki
Evens (Lamuts)
Ainu
Udeghe
Oroch
Nanai
Nivkh
Reindeer Koryak
Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir (Oduls)
Chukchi
Central Yupik
Nunivak Island
Hare (incl. Sahtu, or North Slavey, and Bearlake)
Denaina
Ingalik (Der Hit’an)
Koyukon
Bering Strait Inupiat (incl. King Island)
North Alaskan Inupiat
Mackenzie Delta
Copper
Netsilik
Caribou
Iglulik
Polar Inuit
Baffin Land Inuit
West Greenland
East Greenland (Angmassalik, Kulusuk)
Labrador Inuit (Koksoagmiut)
Tlingit
Montagnais
Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
Tuscarora
Yuchi
Santee
Kiowa Apache
Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
Coos
Tunica
Chitimacha
Creek, Seminole; Tuskegee; iconography of Kentucky Hopewell
Cherokee
Wailaki, Mattole, Lassik, Sinkyone, Cahto
Maidu, Nisenan, Konkov
Lake Miwok, Plains Miwok
Coastal Miwok
Atsugewi
Achomavi
Ute
Southern Paiute
Pima
Chol; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography
Chimila (Ette)
Cuiva
Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
Domenica Caribs, Carifuna
Bora
Cashibo
Amahuaca, Cashinahua, Sharanahua, Yaminahua, Yawanahua, Capanahua)
Harákmbet (=Mashco)
Chacobo
Tupari, Makurap, Sakirap, Ajuru (Wayoro)
Sanapana, Lengua (incl Angaite)
Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon
Toba (incl Pilaga)
Mende, Loma, Gbunde (Gbandi, Bandi)
NE Tibetans (Amdo)
Kodiak
Biloxi
Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet
Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
Mongols of Inner Mongolia
Northern Khanty (Ostyaks)
Southern Khanty (Ostyaks)
Japan AD 700-1700
Hani, Akha
Salars
Papua–New Guinea Southern Lowland Papuan groups (Trans New Guinea and unclassified): Gimi, Kiwai, Bina, Mawabula, Mawatta, Keraki, Gambadi (incl. Kwavaru), Purari River delta, Masingara, Wiram (=Suki), Ngain, Daga, Elema
Arabs of Kuwait, Bahrein, Qatar, Emirates, Oman,
Sichuan Chinese
Jiangsu and Zhejang Chinese
Henan and Hubei Chinese
Southern Altai: Teleut
Shaanxi Chinese
Shanxi and Hebei Chinese
Guangdong, Guanxi and Yunnan Chinese
Yughs
Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
Ukrainians: Northern dialects
Shandong Chinese
Germans: Southeast: Bawaria (incl. Ober Pfaltz), Franken, Bohemia (Sudeten), Austria
Hunan and Guixhou Chinese
Buryats: Eastern (trans Baikal), i.e. Khori
Terek Cossacks
Germans – Southwest: Alsace (Elsass), Baden-Württemberg, Swabia, Switzerland
Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
Occitanie (southern France): Limousin, Auvergne, Provence, Aquitaine, Albret, Gers, Aveyron (Rouerge), Armagnac, Landes, Gascogne, Vivarés, Roussillon, Pyrénées, Bearne, Guyenne, Bigorre, Ain, Hautes Alpes, Ariège, Vienne, Aude, French part of Swiss
Phoenicia

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: m7c Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 6 Weight: 1000
Motif: k56a1 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 6 Weight: 1000
Motif: d1a1 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 6 Weight: 1000
Motif: c32 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: k38f3 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 2 Weight: 1000
Motif: m84b2 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: b48d Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: n28e Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 4 Weight: 1000
Motif: f100b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: b121 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: l90d Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: l85e Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 2 Weight: 1000
Motif: b110a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 5 Weight: 1000
Motif: m60b1 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: b72d Shared traditions: 8 All traditions: 8 Weight: 1000
Motif: e1e Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 2 Weight: 1000
Motif: k35a2 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 4 Weight: 1000
Motif: b72c Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 7 Weight: 1000
Motif: f100a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000