Ethnographic Thesaurus

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  2. W: 329 terms
  1. wadis
  2. wages
  3. wagons
  4. wah-wah pedals
  5. waist region wear
  6. waistcoats
  7. waisted drums USE hourglass drums
  8. wakes
  9. Waldorf education
  10. walking
  11. walking canes
  12. walking sticks
  13. walkouts
  14. wall clocks
  15. wall coverings
  16. wall hangings
  17. wall-to-wall carpeting
  18. wallpaper
  19. wallpaperers
  20. walls
  21. waltz (dance)
  22. waltz step dance
  23. wands (ritual)
  24. war
  25. war crimes
  26. war dance
  27. war games
  28. war hammers
  29. war memorials
  30. war zones
  31. wardrobes
  32. warehouses
  33. warning cries
  34. warning shouts USE warning cries
  35. warp-resist dyeing
  36. washboards (musical instruments)
  37. washboards (washing tool)
  38. washers (appliances) USE washing machines
  39. washing machines
  40. waste management
  41. watches (arm wear) USE wristwatches
  42. watchmen
  43. water (beverage)
  44. water areas
  45. water availability
  46. water clocks
  47. water closets USE toilet rooms
  48. water drums with membranes
  49. water drums without membranes (African)
  50. water features
  51. water features (art)
  52. water features (objects)
  53. water gods
  54. water polo
  55. water puppet plays
  56. water spirits
  57. water sports USE aquatic sports
  58. water sprites USE water spirits
  59. water supply USE water availability
  60. water systems USE waterworks
  61. water transportation
  62. water witching
  63. water works
  64. water-powered energy systems
  65. waterbeds
  66. watercolor painting
  67. watercraft
  68. watercraft accessories
  69. watercraft by form
  70. watercraft by function
  71. watercraft by size
  72. waterfalls
  73. waterfronts
  74. watermills
  75. watersheds
  76. waterskiing
  77. waterways
  78. waterwheels
  79. waterworks
  80. wattle and daub
  81. waulking songs (Scottish)
  82. wax cylinders
  83. wax-resist dyeing
  84. wayfarers USE travellers
  85. weak atheism
  86. wealth
  87. weapon dance
  88. weapons
  89. weather
  90. weather cycles
  91. weather spirits
  92. weavers
  93. weaving (textiles)
  94. weaving shuttles
  95. web-based instruction
  96. web-based lessons USE web-based instruction
  97. webcams
  98. Webcasting
  99. weblogs USE blogs
  100. webpages
  101. website development
  102. websites
  103. wedding gowns
  104. wedding laments
  105. wedding music
  106. weddings USE marriage rituals
  107. weeklies
  108. weeks
  109. weeping
  110. weft-resist dyeing
  111. weight lifting
  112. weights (weight lifting)
  113. weights and measures
  114. welding masks
  115. welding tanks
  116. welding tips
  117. welfare (entitlements)
  118. Wellerisms
  119. wells
  120. Welsh border morris dance
  121. wendigos
  122. wer folk USE wer people
  123. wer people
  124. werbeasts
  125. wercats
  126. werwolves
  127. west
  128. West coast rap
  129. West Coast swing (dance)
  130. Western art music
  131. Western art music by eras
  132. Western art music by instrumental setting
  133. Western classical music USE Western art music
  134. Western European orchestras
  135. Western horseback riding
  136. western line dances USE country and western line dance
  137. Western mouth organs
  138. western square dances USE modern western square dance
  139. western swing music
  140. Westerns (fiction)
  141. wet seasons
  142. wet suits
  143. wet-curing USE brining
  144. wetlands
  145. whale watching
  146. wheat weaving
  147. Wheatstone English concertinas
  148. wheezing (musical sounds)
  149. whispering (vocalizations)
  150. whistle flutes USE duct flutes
  151. whistling
  152. white collar crimes
  153. white collar workers
  154. white wines
  155. white-water rafting
  156. whiteboards (educational equipment)
  157. whiteness (racial identity)
  158. whittling
  159. whole body dance moves
  160. whole body sounds
  161. whole body wear
  162. whorehouses USE brothels
  163. wicker basketry
  164. wickerwork
  165. wigs
  166. wikis
  167. wild animals
  168. wild food
  169. wild-west shows
  170. wildcat strikes
  171. wilderness
  172. wilderness areas
  173. wildlife conservation
  174. wildlife preservation USE wildlife conservation
  175. wildlife protection USE wildlife conservation
  176. wildlife refuges
  177. Will-o'-the-wisps
  178. wills
  179. wind and percussion bands
  180. wind chimes
  181. wind gods
  182. wind instruments USE aerophones
  183. wind instruments proper USE contained aerophones
  184. wind powered aircraft
  185. wind surfing
  186. wind turbines
  187. wind-powered energy systems
  188. wind-propelled vehicles
  189. windagos USE wendigos
  190. windies USE tall tales
  191. windigos USE wendigos
  192. windmills (buildings)
  193. window and door coverings
  194. window coverings by form
  195. window seats
  196. window shades
  197. windows
  198. wine festivals
  199. wines
  200. winter