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Words in subset Material-Culture

IDFullwordCount
221arrow395
2095arrow (barred) (Arrow with cross bar)98
2094arrow (hooked)84
2093arrow (pronged)109
2087axe (iron)145
901axe (stone)282
222bag40
1558bamboo knife7
1560basket119
2130boat3
916bow211
1572bowl25
917bowstring126
2131bracelet1
324canoe155
1584canoe platform10
1585canoe pole6
1586canoe without outrigger5
858cloth, clothes52
1597club23
1598coconut mat12
2040comb130
1613dibble stick27
1617disc club11
244drum279
248fence236
2185fishnet30
2076fish spear78
2184Fishtrap7
1224flute2
2186grass skirt22
2023g-string107
259hat1
1654head covering7
264house637
1660house of man, greeting19
1661house of woman28
1662house posts12
1668iron tool10
267knife334
1964knot5
1671lavalava (sarong)7
1672leaf-woven item6
1681loincloth164
1191machete19
1686mallet5
2117mask1
1237mat43
2126musical instrument2
1914needle20
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