Types of Tools Houses and building's Clothing and Ether things Ether
100
What is leister
Type of fishing spear
100
What is Longhouse
Long homes made of cedar, built for multiple families.
100
What is Shamen
Religious leader who wore masks to communicate with the spirit world.
100
What is Parfleche
A rawhide carrying case decorated with geometric designs.
200
What is Harpoon
Long, wooden fishing tool with shells or bones carved into arrowheads.
200
What is wigwam
Cone-shaped or dome-shaped homes made out of bark.
200
What is Wampum
Shells used to make belts that were used as “money” in trading.
200
What is Metate
A stone with a bowl shape
300
What is Adzecs
Tools used to shape wood.
300
What is Wattle and daub houses
Wattle is the frame of branches and daub is the mud packed on top.
300
What is Weir
A wooden trap that is laid across the river, used in fishing.
300
What is Kiva
Partially underground room in pueblo homes for family gatherings and ceremonies.
400
.What is gouges
Stone tools used to hollow out tree trunks to make canoes.
400
What is chickees.
Huts made of palm leaves on a wood frame, with a raised floor.
400
What is Potlatch
Large dinner that lasted several days.
400
What is Mano
A smooth stone used to grind
corn in a metate.
500
What is Mattock
Digging tool with a flat blade that makes a right angle with the wooden handle, used to dig out crops.
500
What is hogan
Cone-shaped building made with wooden poles and tree bark covered in clay.
500
What is Travois
A “sled” used to make moving easier; could be attached to a dog or horse.
500
What is Burden Basket
Woven baskets that can be carried on the back.






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