956 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



Tobacco (gesture as made by the Mountain or Kenai Indians). 



Indicate a circle ou the <fround by passing both hands from a common point, out- 

 ward, backward, and inward, of a diameter of about 10 inches, then make the sign 

 for fire; then place the tips of the fingers of the right hand into the palm of the 

 left, pretend to pick up ashes from the indicated fireplace, and mix with contents of 

 left hand; then take the ''mixed preparation" and place into the cheek, so as to 

 push it out with the fingers. 



Tobacco quids are carried behind the ear, and when wanted to chew, ashes are 

 mixed with them, for pungency, etc. 



TO-M01!KOW. 



Make the sign for one, for she}), and for day. 



Trap (Marten). 



Place the closed left hand before the breast, palm inward, fore and second fingers 

 extended and separated, then introduce the index at right angles between them and 

 snap them together. "Represents the trap used in the capture of martens." 

 Trap (mink and weasel, or for those animals). 



Place the flat left hand before the body, palm upward, finger tips directed down- 

 ward; then place the wrist of the fiat right hand upon that of the left, the finger 

 tips pointing forward and upward, then slap the front of the hands together. 



"Represents the form and fall of the trap used in the capture of these animals." 



Tree. 



Pass the elevated and extended index upward before the face as high or higher 

 than the top of the head; then from the point of termination of the movement pass 

 the right and left hands upward and outward to their respective sides, fingers 

 extended and slightly separated. 



"Stem, and branches." 

 Tribal signs (Coast aiatives generally). 



Make the sign for man [mustache] and imitate paddling a 1)oat — on one side only. 



"Canoe men." 



Tribal SIGNS. (Island people.) 



Indicate a large horizontal circle by drawing the hands outward, backward, and 

 inward toward the breast from a point nearly at arm's length ; then add the sign for 

 2}eo]>le. 



The sign for island, here, is the same as the first part of the sign for settlement. 

 The specific addition indicates the difference. 

 Tribal sign (Kiate^'amut). 



Make a sign for man [nxnstavhe'], then indicate a queue by drawing the extended 

 index downward, outward, and backward from the upper posterior portion of the 

 head. 



"Queue men, i. e., the men who wear (jueues." 

 Tribal signs (Ko'losh) [Kol'tsan]. 



Make the sign for man [mustache], for river, and for mountain, then place the 

 right closed hand with the Itack forward and downward, leaving the index slighdy 

 flexed so as to point upward. 



"Mountain-river men." 

 Tribal signs (Russian). 



Place the right closed hand with the palm up pointing downward and outward to 

 the right, the index only partly extended and curved upward— pipe bowl; then push 

 the hand forward a short distance— length ; then pretend to grasp a stick by placing 

 the hand to the right corner of the mouth, the index and .second fingers above, the 

 thumb pressing from below— holding pipe; then give several vigorous puffs. 



"The pipe smokers." 



Note.— It is affirmed that "pipes were not smoked prior to the advent of the 

 Russians." 



