K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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Description
The narrator tells the story of a man and his young son armed with a magic dagger who set out to kill a group of thieves. This all happened when the government began to install electric lights, and for some reason they needed human heads for that project. Note: This story is similar to another story (#99) in this collection.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
Supernatural; vigilantism
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #079: A Traveler Defeats the Black Murderers." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/65
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