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“Cloth canoe” | sailboat
pole(s) on which fish are hung for drying in smokehouse
“Greenstone one that chops” | stone adze
flat open basket woven from wide strips of bark ( for carrying fish, for holding animal flesh or fish while processing, etc.)
straight pin; for pinning things while sewing
"One that spears”; “one that pokes” | lancet for infections and boils
“For the bottom of a pole” | pole made from sapling; used as spear or walking stick
protective headgear; headband that can protect the head from missiles | floorboards in canoe
takeit
floorboards in canoe
hammer
wax for sewing
rough rock used for pulverizing bark by rubbing back and forth
stone chisel | stone axe
tayees
stone axe; sharp on both edges
yees
made of rock or stone
stone; rock ¹ | made of rock, stone | prenominal adjective: appears immediately before the noun that it affects | (JC)
cross skewer ( for keeping filet flat or to close body cavity while roasting); sticks woven through the fish lengthwise after it has been filleted for barbecuing
“The one that pushes with a stick” | pole ( for boating, for pushing skin toboggan)
black paint; made from neixinté
tsʼáḵl
black; black with dirt, filth, stain
painted sticks inserted into drilled holes to gauge depth when hewing canoe
alevin; newly spawed salmon or trout, still carrying the yolk