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myootek' I push, I put on (clothes, shoes)

'ekah hat, cap

skeryterk'w woman's dress

ka'a'n deerhide blanket with hair on it, blanket, deerskin wrap (in the Jump Dance)

ch'wona' coat

no'oyek' I have shoes on

no'oy shoe, shoes

slekwoh shirt

slekwohpeyek' I put a shirt on

chahkwoh pants, trousers

smechoy skin a large animal, tanned deerskin, man's loin-covering of buckskin, worn in summer

skeryterk'werlek' I dress myself (of a woman)

kerychoh braids, hair wraps, hair tie

muenchehl ceremonial dress, dance dress

skego'oo sail, cloth, sail, rag

skoy buckskin, strip of buckskin, leather, deerskin, elk hide

cherwernerh "a network headdress falling down the nape and back", long close-woven headdress, head netting

ma'ak head rings, "a stuffed ring of deerskin with three or four of the scarlet [woodpecker] scalps sewn on", "head rings with woodpecker on them", head roll

mewore'ween towel

myootelek' I am pushed, I am shoved

renek' it fits me (clothing, etc.)

serp headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance

srahkwoh loincloth

srekw ring

'eka'r necklace

chohchoh apron, skirt

chopele'y short blanket coat, baby's rabbit skin blanket

haamuer pendant worn in mourning

heemar 'we-chah underwear

heemar 'wo-'oy underwear

ka'anoh blanket

kekwsah apron of bark

kerhl earring

kohcheneesh large tanned deerskin used for blankets or dresses (larger than smechoy)

lepo'm headband "worn by the woman formulist in the Brush Dance ... normally made of ordinary feathers", doctor's forehead band of condor ruff

muen dress

muenchoh dress

nohchuer bone hairpin

noy shoe

no'ohpeeet belt

pah legaa scarf

perkwcheehl headdress with feathers

permeryerh 'we-ch'wona' raincoat, waterproof coat

permeryerh 'we-'ekah rain hat

puercheehl brush dance cap

regey ceremonial headdress

rekwetoy scarf

seksah small shell used on dresses

serperyer' headband, girl's halo in Jump Dance

slekwohso'm s/he dresses someone

slekwslekw clothes

slekwslekwoh dress oneself, clothes

srek'wahpeeet breechcloth

srek'wepeeet diaper

swechoh tear, yard (measure, of cloth)

te'rekws 'ue-son thimble

tkwep' 'ue-meehl 'we-chahkwoh shorts, short pants

t'weyomah basket cap

'onches bracelet

'oohl 'we-'ekah Indian cap

'werhperyerh basket cap for everyday use, full cap