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neck cord used in dances | neck ring made of red cedar bark; worn by dancers and people in charge of potlatches
kaséiḵʼw
neck ring made of red cedar bark
fermented salmon eggs that harden to a cheese
float (of net, fishing line); buoy
“The one that stretches hide” | three-cornered needle for sewing skin or leather
"The one to grinds it up” | pestle
“The one that saws thin” | rip saw; double- handled saw for sawing lumber
“Cylindrical one that is chiseled” | totem pole
"Not adopted" | orphan
kuhaantí
kuhànkî
“The one that slides” | knife
spoon-shaped knife for scooping the insides out of sea urchins
“The one that drags it by the head” | fishing rod
"One that spears”; “one that pokes” | lancet for infections and boils
rough rock used for pulverizing bark by rubbing back and forth
“The one that pushes with a stick” | pole ( for boating, for pushing skin toboggan)
“The one that fishes (with a hook)” | fish hook
tʼeix̱
“The one that shoots (with bow and arrow)” | bow and arrow
"The one that poked it with a pole” | cane; walking stick
wootsaag̱áa
“The one that rakes herring” | herring rake
xídlaa
skin scraper
“The one that scrapes” | Scraper