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Motif

Name_eng:

Girl’s hair picked up from a river

Description:

A man finds the woman’s hair that was carried by water and decides to marry its owner

Name_rus:

Уплывший волос девушки

Description_rus:

Увидев унесенный водой волос девушки, мужчина решает жениться на той, кому волос принадлежит

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

10 Adventures

Motif analysis result:

1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

Keywords:

Hair, quest for a marriage partner

Keywords_rus:

Волос, поиски брачного партнера

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.5.12	Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa
1.4.1.2	Arabs of Sudan
3.1.1.1	Ancient Egypt
3.1.2.1	Arabs of Egypt
3.1.3.2	Kabylia and other Berber of Northern and Central Algeria: Beni Snous, Beni Menacer (incl Zuav), Shaui, etc.)
3.1.3.3	Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
3.1.3.5	Morocco Arabs
3.1.3.6	Algeria Arabs
3.1.3.7	Tunisia Arabs
3.2.1.4	Somali
4.2.1.4	Swedes
5.1.3.2	Abaza (Abazins)
5.1.5.2	Nogai
5.2.1.1	Georgians
5.2.2.3	Anatolia Turks
5.3.2.3	Arabs of Iraq
5.3.2.6	Arabs of Kuwait, Bahrein, Qatar, Emirates, Oman,
5.3.3.2	Mehri; Harsusi, Jibbali (Shahri, Shauri), Hobyot
5.3.3.3	Soqotri
5.4.2.1	Persians
5.4.2.3	Tajik
5.4.2.5	Baluch
5.4.4.2	Dards (Kalash, Kho, Kohistani, Shina, Pashai)
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
5.5.1.2	Kara Kalpak
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
5.6.2.10	Sindhi
5.6.2.13	Rajasthani (Radjasthan and Madhya Pradesh)
5.6.2.16	Konkani (including local component in Goa folklore)
5.6.2.17	Sinhalese; Vedda
5.6.2.19	Kumaoni (Central Pahari), incl. Garhwali
5.6.2.7	Nepali; Tharu
5.6.2.8	Kashmiri
5.6.2.9	Punjabi, Seraiki (Multani)
5.6.3.4	Tamil, Muthuvan, Marvar
5.6.3.5	Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
6.2.2.1	Lepcha
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.3.1.2	Karen, Pa-O, Padaung, Kayah
6.3.1.6	Thai of Vietnam, Tai Lue, Khao (Kho, Tai Don, White Tai), Tai Dam (Black Tai), Nung; Buyi; Shui
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.7.5	Mindanao: 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
9.1.5.3	Mongols (Khalkha)