wisen�
wisen The sinew used in sewing is from the back tendon of the deer. . The Eskimo of southern Labrador call it _ivilu_. In default of sinew, they use the "wisen"� of the seal. This is called _i'giak_. It is not so strong as the sinew. �According to Dr. Hutton, a former Moravian mission...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/79307 2023-12-31T10:06:35+01:00 wisen� 1971/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79307 eng eng W 1916 HAWKS Labrador Eskimo 46 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15743 W_15743_wisen http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79307 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z wisen The sinew used in sewing is from the back tendon of the deer. . The Eskimo of southern Labrador call it _ivilu_. In default of sinew, they use the "wisen"� of the seal. This is called _i'giak_. It is not so strong as the sinew. �According to Dr. Hutton, a former Moravian missionary at Okak, this substitute for sinew thread is cut from the tissue of the neck of the seal. After the tissue has been cut out, it is laid on the floor and split into thin strips, which are chewed and stretched into thread. This thread is said to be even stronger than catgut, or cobbler's thread, which it somewhat resembles in appearance. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn Withdrawn but no stamp Manuscript eskimo* Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
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wisen The sinew used in sewing is from the back tendon of the deer. . The Eskimo of southern Labrador call it _ivilu_. In default of sinew, they use the "wisen"� of the seal. This is called _i'giak_. It is not so strong as the sinew. �According to Dr. Hutton, a former Moravian missionary at Okak, this substitute for sinew thread is cut from the tissue of the neck of the seal. After the tissue has been cut out, it is laid on the floor and split into thin strips, which are chewed and stretched into thread. This thread is said to be even stronger than catgut, or cobbler's thread, which it somewhat resembles in appearance. PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn Withdrawn but no stamp |
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1971 |
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eskimo* Newfoundland |
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W 1916 HAWKS Labrador Eskimo 46 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15743 W_15743_wisen http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/79307 |
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