Curaçao · Folktales and oral traditions
Documented transfer
Related telling or shared motif
Dashed lines show parallels. Direction is shown where a source documents the transfer.
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Curaçao
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 2
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
Nilda Pinto’s Papiamento collection and Alvin Inecia’s video record show Nanzi in two different scenes in Curaçao. In one he climbs an avocado tree. In the other he rides on Tiger’s back.
Tales in the Atlas
Nanzi and Tiger’s Avocados
1952 · Nilda Pinto · Cuentanan di Nanzi · pp. 126–130
Nanzi Rides Tiger
2012 · Alvin Inecia (Tio Ali) · Anansi Masters · Curaçao G10, archive publication
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| Nanzi and Tiger’s Avocados | Curaçao Aruba |
| Nanzi Rides Tiger | Suriname Curaçao |