Why the white man has short hair

Motif

Why the white man has short hair.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Distribution and differentiation of peoples. · Characteristics of various peoples – in personal appearance. · view the constellation · filed as A1661.2

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general Cheyenne: Campbell JAFL XXIX 408.

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Filed under Hair and beard of various peoples.

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