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COILED BASKETRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 
[ETH. ANN. 41 
Knps or Baskets—Continued 
English 
Salish 
Remarks 
Rather small burden basket, 
averaging about 10 inches 
in height 
Small burden basket 
The ordinary smallest-sized 
burden basket 
The very smallest size used 
by little girls and occasion- 
ally by older people but 
not for carrying burdens 
Loaded burden basket 
Large oblong storage basket 
Small oblong storage basket 
Large circular basket, kettle 
or water container 
Small kettle basket or large 
bowl 
Small bowl 
Bath tub basket 
Washtub 
Basket used for cooking ber- 
ries before making berry 
cake 
Basket in which to beat up 
soapberry froth, a favorite 
delicacy 
Mortar basket to mash ber- 
ries in 
Washbasin 
Basin (common term for 
hand basin) 
Basin in which splints are 
soaked 
Kettle or boiler 
Water basket, used in sweat- 
house 
Shaman’s hand bowl 
tse.he’tza, tsihe’tsa 
spa’/nék 
spa’ penEk 
spaneko’ ktsa 
tseehé’krn 
stli’k 
stli’.1.k 
-nkd/Erten 
-nko/kortEen 
-nkoko’/korten 
Al < Al 
-neé’.xameEn, .nshé’- 
XEMMEN 
-nkwoi’ tsamEn 
-nqwoi’ tsemmeEn 
ntl.lka’/ItsatEn 
-n.tlki/Itzaten 
nx0OzZEMMEN 
-nxO0zameEn 
-ntse.qa’paten 
-ntsaumeEn 
-ntsausEMEnN 
-ntsaustEn 
kwaneEnistEn 
{.nqauxameEn, 
|.nka/uxEmmeEn 
-nli‘mEn 
-nkai’EkstEn 
Meaning false tsi.a’ 
Diminutive form of spa/- 
nék 
Diminutive, meaning false 
ats 
Diminutive of .stlik 
Meaning thing for water 
Diminutive of .nkd’Eten 
Diminutive of .nkd’rtren. 
There is some confusion 
of the two terms as used 
by the people 
Meaning thing for bathing 
in; from c.é’.xem, to 
bathe the body 
Literally, thing for wash- 
ing in; from qwoitsrn, 
to wash something 
ee tlkiltrtza, to cook 
berries 
Literally, thing to make 
x6zEM in; from .sxd/- 
zEmM, soapberry 
Literally, thing for mash- 
ing berries in; from 
tsaqa’pa, to mash ber- 
ries for eating fresh; 
tsaqa’patEn, a common 
name for the _ pestle 
used, which was gen- 
erally of wood 
Literally, thing for wash- 
ing in, from tsa’usEm, 
to wash (as the face); 
and tsa/umpm, to wash 
Meaning to wash; tsaustrn, 
soap 
Literally, thing in which 
to soak splints or edges; 
from kwa’nrn, soaked, 
and kwanegnisem, to 
soak splints 
Literally, thing for boil- 
| ing in; from qa’uxEm, 
to boil food (old style?), 
| and .nqa’ux, a _ thick 
root soup 
Literally, thing for making 
steam with; from linm, 
to make steam or to put 
water on hot stones 
