batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-2-frazer-gutenberg-l13084-l13161
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record_id: batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-2-frazer-gutenberg-l13084-l13161
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
passage_locator:
label: CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 13084-13161
start: '13084'
end: '13161'
translation: 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2)'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage consists mainly of footnotes citing sources for ethnographic
examples. Brief notes mention Canadian Indians killing every elk they could overtake
lest an animal escape and warn others; a rule that a dog must not eat a salmon
heart; and a Conchucos sacred fox whose killed body was represented by a stuffed
skin set up.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note says Canadian Indians used to kill every elk they could overtake in
the chase.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The stated reason for killing every overtaken elk was to prevent any elk from
escaping to warn their fellows.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A cited source says a dog must never be permitted to eat the heart of a salmon.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: To prevent dogs from eating salmon hearts, people cut the heart out before
selling the fish.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A note says the fox was the sacred animal of the Conchucos in Peru.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: When such a fox had been killed, its skin was stuffed and set up.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Canadian Indians
description: Group said to kill every elk they could overtake in the chase.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: elk / elan
description: Animal pursued and killed so that none would escape to warn their fellows.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: dog
description: Animal that must not be permitted to eat the heart of a salmon.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: salmon
description: Fish whose heart is removed before sale to prevent a dog from eating
it.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Conchucos in Peru
description: People for whom the fox is described as a sacred animal.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: fox
description: Sacred animal of the Conchucos; when killed, its skin was stuffed and
set up.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: chasers and killers of elk
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note says they killed every elk they could overtake in the chase.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: potential warning animal
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The note says no elk should escape to warn their fellows.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: prohibited eater
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The cited statement says a dog must not be permitted to eat the salmon heart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: fish with protected heart
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The salmon heart is removed before sale to prevent dog consumption.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: people associated with sacred fox
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The note identifies the fox as the sacred animal of the Conchucos in Peru.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: sacred animal represented after death
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The fox is called sacred, and its skin is stuffed and set up after it has
been killed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: salmon heart
literal_form: heart of a salmon
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: stuffed fox skin
literal_form: stuffed skin of a killed fox set up
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: sacred fox
literal_form: fox as sacred animal
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Killing elk to prevent warning
summary: Canadian Indians are said to kill all elk they overtake in the chase so
that none escape and warn other elk.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Preventing dog from eating salmon heart
summary: A rule forbids a dog from eating a salmon heart; the heart is removed before
the fish is sold.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Stuffing and setting up sacred fox skin
summary: When a sacred fox of the Conchucos in Peru is killed, its skin is stuffed
and set up.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Killing all game so none warn the herd
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The note explicitly states that every overtaken elk was killed lest any escape
to warn their fellows.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is a footnote summary and does not provide a full narrative
or ritual context.
- id: motif:2
label: Food taboo protecting an animal heart from a dog
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The cited statement says a dog must not eat a salmon heart, and the heart
is removed to prevent this.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain the reason for the prohibition.
- id: motif:3
label: Ritual preservation or display of a killed sacred animal
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The fox is described as sacred, and after it is killed its skin is stuffed
and set up.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not state the purpose of stuffing and setting up the
skin.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The note invites comparison between the killed sacred fox whose skin is stuffed
and set up and the bouphonia discussed elsewhere in the work.
claim_level: same_function
target: bouphonia
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: The passage only says to compare the bouphonia and gives no details
of the comparison within this line range.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 13084-13089; footnote 370
quote_or_summary: Canadian Indians are said to have killed every elk they could
overtake in the chase so that none would escape to warn the others.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 13119-13121; footnote 385
quote_or_summary: "“a dog must never be permitted to eat the heart of a salmon”;
the note adds that the heart is cut out before sale to prevent this."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 13157-13161; footnote 393
quote_or_summary: A fox, described as the sacred animal of the Conchucos in Peru,
had its skin stuffed and set up after being killed; the note adds a comparison
to the bouphonia.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: The passage is a footnote section with brief ethnographic notes rather than
a continuous mythic narrative; candidate motifs are therefore limited and require
review.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
Only details present in the provided line range were extracted; bibliographic citations without passage-level action or symbol content were not treated as motif evidence.
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