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Motif

Name_eng:

Demon’s hand broken

Description:

At night, a shaman or a bush spirit comes and inserts his hand into the hut to steal food or to make this way love with a sleeping woman. A man who is in the hut cuts the hand off or breaks it

Name_rus:

Оторванная рука

Description_rus:

Шаман или дух приходит ночью и, просовывая руку внутрь хижины, крадет таким образом пищу или удовлетворяет спящую женщину. Находящийся в хижине мужчина отрезает или отрывает руку

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

10 Adventures

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

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
10.2.3.2	Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
10.3.2.1	Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu
12.3.6.1	Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
12.3.7.2	Tillamook
15.3.3.1	Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
15.3.3.2	Aguaruna, Huambiza
15.3.7.1	Ticuna (Tucuna)
15.6.2.4	Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti
15.6.3.3	Iranxe
15.6.3.4	Nambikwara
15.6.3.5	Paresi