j8


Motif

Name_eng: 
Feathers at the crossroad
Description: 

A woman or a girl is in search of her husband or other person. Bird feathers at the cross-road or near the person's dwelling mark the correct or the wrong way

Name_rus: 
Перья на развилке
Description_rus: 
Женщина или девушка отправляется на поиски мужа (жениха, и пр.). Птичьи перья, оставленные на тропе, на перепутье или у жилища, отмечают правильный или ложный путь
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: 
23

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
12.3.2.2Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
12.3.4.6Lower Chehalis, Upper Chehalis, (Lower) Cowlitz
12.3.5.1Quinault
15.1.1.2Sicuani
15.1.3.1Yanomamo (Yanoama): Yanomam, Yanomami
15.2.2.1Warao
15.2.3.7Orinoco Kariña, Yaruri, Tamanak
15.3.2.2Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)
15.3.2.3Waorani
15.3.3.1Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
15.3.3.2Aguaruna, Huambiza
15.3.4.2Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
15.3.4.3Desana, Siriano; Tatuyo, Bara, Tuyuca
15.3.5.1Tariana
15.3.5.5Baniwa (incl. Wakuenai), Bare, Piapoco, Curripaco, Siusi, Guarikena
15.3.6.1Witoto, Ocaina
15.3.7.2Yagua
15.4.1.1Manao, Katawishi (Teffé lake); groups of uncertain affiliation mostly from Rio Jamunda
15.5.5.1Parintintin; Villa Bella (tribal affiliation unknown)
15.5.5.4Suruí, Gaviâo, Zoro, Arua, Cinta Larga
15.6.3.3Iranxe
15.6.3.5Paresi
15.7.3.2Guarani: different groups of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina including Apapocuva, Kaiowá, Mbyá, Chiripá (=Ñandeva)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: j12a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 5 Weight: 1000
Motif: j12c Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 8 Weight: 875
Motif: e34 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: b66 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: h32b Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: m9a Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 12 Weight: 583
Motif: l26 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif: l1e Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif: m107 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 13 Weight: 538
Motif: l83 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: e9k Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: b28c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: f29a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 10 Weight: 500
Motif: j51b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: g12 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: f84 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: f75 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: l7b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: l3a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500