Wands of life and death. Pointed with one end, kill; with the other, resuscitate. (Cf. D1254.1, D1402.10.)

Motif

Wands of life and death. Pointed with one end, kill; with the other, resuscitate. (Cf. D1254.1, D1402.10.)

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general MacCulloch Childhood 205
general N. Am. Indian (Bella Coola): Boas JE I 54, (Chilcotin): Farrand JE II 44 No. 30.

Within the index

Filed under Magic object works in contrary fashions.

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Magic club kills and revives. (Cf. D1094.)

Filed beside it

Ointment cures left cheek, not right. (Cf. D1244.)Well of life and death. Situated on one hand, kills; on the other, protects against disease. (Cf. E82.)Fountains poison and cure. One, with bronze vessel, tastes sweet and poisons; other, with iron vessel, tastes bitter and cures Well rises or sinks to indicate long or short life. (Cf. D926.)Magic tree gives money to good brother, poisonous animals to bad. (Cf. D950.)

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Magic wand Magic wand kills. (Cf. D1254.1.)

wander