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Motif

Name_eng:

Imperceptible scar (husband proves to be son)

Description:

After a rather long marriage, wife discovers some minor traits in her husband guise that help her understand that he is not a proper marriage partner but her close kin (brother, son or father) or a transformed animal; or a man getting to notice a scar on his wife’s head understands that she is his sister

Name_rus:

Незаметный шрам (муж оказывается сыном)

Description_rus:

В облике мужа женщина обнаруживает не сразу заметные признаки, указывающие на то, что муж скрыл от нее свою истинную природу и не является правильным брачным партнером (он ее сын, брат, отец либо животное); либо муж по шраму на голове жены обнаруживает, что это его сестра

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

05 Origin of human beings, ethnic groups, etiology of human anatomy, strange body configuration, ways of behavior, marriages before the establishment of the present norms

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:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
10.3.1.1	Ainu
5.6.2.12	Marathi (incl. Bhamta; incl. Mumbai area)
5.6.3.3	Kannada, Lingayat, Halakki
6.2.3.1	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
6.3.2.1	Khmer
6.3.2.10	Viet, Muong
6.4.4.4	Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
6.4.5.1	Yavanese, Kalang, Madura
6.4.5.2	Sundanese
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.7.6	Sulu: Mapun, Samal, Sama, Taosug (Tausug), Badjaw