Términos

Clappers made of two slabs of wood hinged at one end and clicked together.

Material comprising thin, usually rectangular, pieces of slate and other varieties of stone which split readily into laminae, used especially for the purpose of covering the roofs of buildings.

Relatively short, stout nails made of copper or another nonferrous metal, designed for nailing down slates to a slate roof.

The activity of killing cattle, sheep, or other animals, usually for food.

The culture and style of an Athabascan-speaking tribe of Canada's north country. The name "Slave" is the translation of a Cree term, since these traditional enemies sometimes raided and enslaved them. Another name for them "Etchao-tine," is Chipewyan for "people dwelling in the shelter, or by willows." The Slavey historically occupy territory west of the Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River in Canada's present-day Northwest Territories, Alberta, and British Columbia.

Those who hold other human beings as property in forced servitude, whether by capture, purchase, or birth.

Culture, nationality, and styles of the Slavic linguistic and ethnic group that came from Asia in the third or second millennium BCE, spread steadily across eastern Europe, and played an important role in the Medieval world, particularly during the Slavic migrations.

Beliefs and practices of the ancient Slavic peoples of eastern Europe, a large branch of the Indo-European family of peoples.

People or other animals who are in a state of sleep or who tend to sleep frequently.

Describes the state, condition, or appearance of being asleep, the natural physiological period of rest.

Device comprising two buttons, usually decorative, joined to allow its use in closing sleeves or cuffs, which are fitted with button holes or other openings to allow insertion of the sleeve buttons.

Weights sewn or fastened to the bottom of the large sleeves to make them hang well.

Sleeves used in armor, made of mail, which is a metal fabric consisting of iron or steel rings, riveted or pressed together.

Chinese calligraphic script developed by the Northern Song dynasty emperor Huizong (1082-1135). Slender Gold script is characterized by taut, angular lines which expand or contract depending on their place in a stroke. Highly controlled, it projects an air of studied elegance.

Low-pitched single-octave gender of Java, played with one hammer only.

Marshy or reedy pools, ponds, small lakes, backwaters, or inlets.

Leatherworking hand tools used for burnishing or scraping the surface of skins.