Yu.E. Berezkin, E.N. Duvakin

Thematic classification and distribution of folklore and mythological motifs by area

Analytical catalogue

Introduction
Bibliography
Ethnicities and habitats

L67. Gnawed wool. 41.46.50.

After digging an underground passage to a lying monstrous ungulate, a small animal gnaws hair from where the heart beats on its skin; the hero pierces a spear or arrow into this place . See motif L66.

Subarctic. Upper tanana; kuchin; khan; tagish; helmet; slevi.

Plains. Assiniboine; mandan; kiowa.

The Great Southwest. Yavapai; jicarilla; western apaches; lipan; chiricahua; mescalero; navajo; hopi; zunyi: Cushing 1901:65-92; oriental ceres (Cochiti, Sia).