The lizard hand. Man's hand is modeled on that of the lizard

Motif

The lizard hand. Man's hand is modeled on that of the lizard.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Ordering of human life. · Arrangement of man's bodily attributes. · view the constellation · filed as A1311.1

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 10 receipt

Filed across the traditions

N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 288 n. 59
Calif. Indian Gayton and Newman 56.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of hands and feet.

Filed beside it

Why God changed right hand into left. Man loses hand with which he gives devil a box on ears Origin of fingernails

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Misplaced genitalia. Originally genitals are misplaced. They are properly arranged by the culture hero

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