954 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



People. 



Move the elevated index with the palmed surface forward, from side to side, before 

 the face. " Men at various places." 



The index is an abbreviation of the general sign for man, and this was the only 

 instance in which it was used. 



Porcupine. 



With the palms directed toward and near the ground, imitate slow walking by 

 moving them alternately forward and backward ; stoop over to the front, throw the 

 separated fingers backward toward the hip, then throw the extended index violently 

 outward and backward. 



"Imitates slow movement of the animal, the spiny covering, and the direction 

 of the spines thrown from the tail." 



Porpoise. 



Place the right hand in the same position as for ivhale, make the motion to the 

 front less in extent, and accompany with a whistling sound from the left corner of 

 the mouth, resembling the sound pifi. 



Rain. 



Place the flat hands on a level with the face, palms down, fingers pendent, and 

 move the bauds alternately up and down, blowing gently with the mouth at the 

 same time. 



River. 



Make the sign as for creelc, the hands being held much farther apart, then pass the 

 right hand edgewise forward to arm's length, in a serpentine manner. 



"Course and width of water containing fish." 



Sea otter. 



Flex both hands, place the outer edges together just before the neck, palms toward 

 the face, throw the head back, open the mouth to full extent and imitate the gut- 

 tural sound of X or ch twice or three times, at the same time making a downward 

 pull with the hands. 

 Settlement. 



Indicate a large circle, horizontally, by passing the hands in semicircle, right and 

 left, from nearly at arm's length backward to the breast; then place the tips of the 

 fingers of both hands together, leaving the hands and forearms leaning outward 

 .and downward to their respective sides, the distance between the elbows being about 

 24 inches. 



The large-sized roof house indicates plurality in this instance. 

 Shaman (complete sign). 



Make the sign for grass, liei'hs, then pull it from the ground by grasping forward 

 with one hand, closing it and pulling it towai'd the body; then the sign for to boil, 

 add the sign for give, and for drink, and conclude with that for ynan — mustache. 

 Conception: The man who boils herbs and gives the liquid to drink. 

 Shaman. (Sorcerer, conjurer.) 



Shake the hands, with the fingers spread, violently on either side of the head, 

 imitate the cawing of a crow (or the barking of a,dog) with the mouth, and flap the 

 hands downward before the shoulders, then strike upward on either side of the face 

 and forward, and with the scoop-shaped hand pretend to catch something in the air, 

 and shake the hands thus placed, upward and downward, several times. 



Note. — "The bird spirits are good, the animal, bad ones." 

 Shaman (common, abreviated sign). 



Throw the hand upward from either side of the head [the upper arms horizontal] 

 and wave the hands, with fingers extended and separated around in short circles, 

 horizontally. 



Shamaness. 



Make the sign for woman and that for shaman. 



