l17a


Motif

Name_eng: 
Eyes on the back of the head
Description: 

Person or creature has another pair of eyes (or one eye) on the back of his head or (rare) on his back

Name_rus: 
Глаза на затылке
Description_rus: 
Персонаж или существо имеет глаз или вторую пару глаз на затылке или на спине
Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
08 Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects
Motif analysis result: 
2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)
3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America
4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Motif analysis result tradition count all: 
31

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
1.2.5.4Kerewe, Sukuma, Kwaya, Kumbi, Busiba, Gusii, Suba
1.4.2.3Bari (incl Fajulu, Kuku), Kakwa
12.1.1.6Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)
12.1.2.4Tahltan
12.2.2.4Nootka (Nu-chah-nulth), Makah
12.3.7.8Klamath, Modoc
12.6.3.4Maidu, Nisenan, Konkov
12.8.3.5Western Apache (White Mountain, San Carlos)
13.2.1.1Pawnee
14.1.5.4Chorti
15.4.3.1Juruna
16.1.3.1Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
16.1.3.4Mataco
3.3.2.3Sardinia, Corsica
3.3.4.1Ireland
3.4.1.1Ancient Greece
3.5.2.5Slovenians
3.5.3.2Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.1.2.5Byelarusians
4.2.2.2Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
4.3.2.2Mordvins
4.3.2.3Chuvash
5.1.4.1Karachays, Balkar
5.3.1.6Phoenicia
5.4.2.5Baluch
5.4.4.1Kafir, or Nuristani: Prasun; Kati (incl. Paruni), Ashkun (Ashunu), Waigali
6.2.3.1Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi
6.4.7.5Mindanao: Blaan (Bilaan), Bagobo, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Hiligáynon, Binukid, Magindaan (=Magindanao: main Muslim population), Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo (Agusan, Ata, Dibabawon, Sarangani, Ilianen), Maranao, Subanon (=Subanun), Subanen, Tboli
7.1.3.1Torricelli family: Valman, Samap, Arapesh (Upper, Coastal), Monumbo, Lilau, Ngaimbom; Moando (Banara); Menya, Olo, Buna
7.1.6.1Melanesians and Papuans of Central Solomons: Vella la Vella (Bilua language), Shortland islands (Mono language), San Cristobal, Saint Georgia, Eddystone, Vangunu
9.3.1.1Central Yakuts (Sakha)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: k181a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: l108f Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: i4d1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: b32a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: b1a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: n9 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: a8a Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: b87b Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 10 Weight: 400
Motif: l23a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: a19a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: k67h Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 11 Weight: 364
Motif: i95b Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 12 Weight: 333
Motif: b44d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: m74c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: d12a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: j7a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 9 Weight: 333
Motif: e40 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: k9a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: g19 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333