b39


Motif

Name_eng: 
Narrow waist of an insect
Description: 

Insect-person knows the source of food (cultivated plants) and water but does not share his knowledge. To make him speak, ancestors tie a rope around his waist and pull it till the waist becomes narrow (origin of narrow place between breast and belly of insects)

Name_rus: 
Узкая талия насекомого
Description_rus: 
Насекомое или персонаж, впоследствии превращающийся в насекомое, знает место, где находится пища (культурные растения) или вода, но отказывается поделиться своими знаниями. Чтобы найти ценности (обычно, что заставить насекомое выдать секрет), перво­предки натягивают веревку, обвязанную вокруг пояса персонажа (происхож­дение перемычки между брюшным и грудным отделами насекомых)
Motif analysis result tradition count all: 
10
ATU ID: 
Stith Thompson ID: 

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
14.1.2.3Nahuan groups of Puebla and Huasteca after AD1900
14.1.3.3Sayula Popoluca (=Veracruz Mixe), Sierra Popoluca, Veracruz Zoque
14.1.4.8Zoque; Izapa iconography (I millennium BC)
14.1.5.1Tzotzil
14.1.5.2Tzeltal
14.1.7.2Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam
14.1.7.3Tojolabal, Chuj, Jacalteca, Kanjobal, Mocho (incl Tuzantec), Acatec
14.1.7.4Mam, Ixil, Aguatec, Avakatec
14.3.1.1Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
15.3.2.2Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: a9 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
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a1a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
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g4 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 16 Weight: 438
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g16 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 15 Weight: 400
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g3 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 15 Weight: 400
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k16a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
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j33a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif:
e40 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
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b25 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
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m56a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 16 Weight: 313
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m47 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 16 Weight: 313
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b62 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 21 Weight: 286
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l58 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 25 Weight: 280
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b23 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 11 Weight: 273
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b30b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 11 Weight: 273
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g27 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 8 Weight: 250
Motif:
i59b4 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 8 Weight: 250
Motif:
l7b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif:
i80 Shared traditions: 8 All traditions: 33 Weight: 242