Marks on certain fish from fingerprints

Motif

Marks on certain fish from fingerprints.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2217.3

Filed across the traditions

Tuamotu Stimson MS (z–G 13/317, t–G 3/600).

Within the index

Filed under Appearance of animal from marking or painting.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Marks on certain fish from St. Peter's fingerprints. (Cf. A901, A2217.2, A2412.4) Marks on certain fish from devil's fingerprints

Filed beside it

Birds painted their present colors Chipmunk's back scratched: hence his stripes. As he is trying to escape, bear catches him with his claws and marks him permanently. (Cf. A2413.2.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Markings on fish. (Cf. A2217.3, A2213.2.) Markings on sun-fish. (Cf. A2217.3.)

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