Box 7
Container
Contains 184 Results:
Severed leg is buried to ensure whole-body resurrection, Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 22
Identifier: 2.22.1
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
Masturbation makes one leg shorter than the other, Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 22
Identifier: 2.22.2
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
Crossing legs causes varicose veins., Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 22
Identifier: 2.22.3
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
Drinking something hot, then going out into cold air may make mouth become crooked, Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 23
Identifier: 2.23.1
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
A large, well-shaped nose means a man is noble, generous and friendly, Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 25
Identifier: 2.25.1
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
If you have a split on the bone of your nose, you don't have any Negro blood in you, Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 25
Identifier: 2.25.2
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
Belly button is caused by being shot by an Indian as a child, Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 29
Identifier: 2.29.1
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
Place a silver dollar on navel to avoid a hernia, Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 29
Identifier: 2.29.2
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
Belly buttons are caused by God putting his finger in the baby's stomach and saying "you're done.", Undated
File — Box: 7, Folder: 29
Identifier: 2.29.3
Scope and Contents
.1 (item)
Dates:
Undated
Losing Teeth
File — Box: 7, Folder: 30
Identifier: 2.30.1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The USU Student Folklore Genre Collection: Group 2: Belief consists of approximately 4,000 individual items of beliefs collected by undergraduate students. Most items include informant, context, text (the folklore item), texture (stylistic notation), and collector data. The materials reflect both insider (esoteric) and outsider (exoteric) views of a folk group and may be prejudiced or stereotyped.
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Dates:
1960-2018