NORTH QUEENSLAND ETHNOGRAPHY — -ROTH. 85 



shrieked and screamed, but squeezed the milk out of their nipples, 

 apparently to shew that they were mothers, and not virgines 

 intactce. 



Venery, solicitation, etc. — A stretching forwards, and pulling 

 backwards of the hand to indicate the seizure of the girl's wrist 

 when she is captured by a man, is used in combination with the 

 sign of a young woman (rotund breasts, see ante) to express 

 a man's wishes which he does not care to express verbally. Pn.E. 



Venery (PI. xvii., fig. 14\ — Forefinger and thumb (representing 

 the two thighs) are extended and widely separated. C.B. 



Venery (PI. xvii., fig. 12). — Forefinger of ens hand rubbed 

 backwards and forwards into the ring formed by the thumb and 

 forefinger of the other hand. Ro. 



Mother's or father's father (PI. xvii., fig. 10).— The length of 

 the thumb touching the forehead. Ro. (Compare E.S.124). 



Father (PI. xvii., fig. 3). — Thumb and fingers touching corres- 

 ponding shoulder. Ro. (Compare E. 8. 1 20). 



Brother, sister (PI. xvii., fig. 7). — Extended hand situate on 

 corresponding thigh. Ro. 



Son, daughter (PI. xvii., fig. 11). — Hand placed over the 

 genitals. Ro. 



Father's sister's child (PI. xvii., fig. 8). — Hand extended over 

 umbilicus. Ro. (Compare E.S. 123). 



Husband (=E.S. 114). Ko. 



Little brother, sister, or child. — By pointing the forefinger to 

 the back of the neck, where the infant is most generally carried, 

 Pn.R. 



Orphan. — Represented by the signaller tugging at the nipple, 

 and then putting the forefinger in the mouth ; the idea being that 

 the child has lost the breast at which it sucked. P. C.B. 



Cattle (PI. xvii., fig. 4). — The two horns are represented by 

 the raised hands and flexed wrists. P.C.B. (At C.B. and P.R. 

 = E.S. 4). 



Horse (PI. xvii., fig. 13). — The trunk, with arms fixed as 

 depicted, is flexed alternately from side to side to shew the 

 " swing " of the animal in motion. P.C.B. 



Horse (PI. xvii., fig. 9). — The swing of the animal is here 

 imitated with either arm alternately. P.R. 



Dog, dingo. — The heels are alternately kicked backwards along 

 the ground and then one of the legs cocked up sideways. Ro. 

 (At P.C.B. the ideagram = E.S.I, which in addition represents 



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