The constellation
C441 Tabu: mentioning original form of transformed person. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, and C35.1.)
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cross-ref
- Tabu: mentioning origin of supernatural wife. (Cf. C33.1, C35.1.) · C31.2 entry
- Tabu: mentioning origin of supernatural child. (Cf. C31.2, C35.1.) · C33.1 entry
- Person returns to original form when tabu is broken. A person originally transformed from an animal or an object returns to that form when the origin is mentioned. (Cf. C31.2, C33.1, C35.1, C440, C441.) · C963 entry
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 61