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‘Breechcloth’ in Lower Chehalis shows hidden Chinuk Wawa testicles

Summary by Chinook Jargon
In the classic publication by photographer Edward S. Curtis, “The North American Indian” (1907/1930), Volume 9, page 188 documents the Lower Chehalis Salish word for ‘breech-cloth’. It was difficult to find a relevant image. This one’s not by Curtis, I’m sorry (image credit: A.J. Clothiers) Curtis’s spelling of that word would apparently indicate a Lower Chehalis šəp-ísq-ət̓ (lit. ~cover-stones-thing.used.for). This is almost certainly in part …
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Chinook Jargon broke the news in on Monday, June 9, 2025.
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