422 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
belonged to the deer clan of his tribe and the animal is drawn reversed 
on the post. 
Extend right band, palm down, hand curved. Turn the palm up in 
Z moving the hand down towards the earth. 
(Omaha I.) 
The countenance is brought to a sleep- 
ing composure with theeyes closed. This 
countenance being gradually assumed, the 
head next falls toward either shoulder. 
The arms having been closed and crossed 
upon the chest with the hands in type 
positions (B B) are relaxed and drop si- 
multaneously towards the ground, with 
the fall of the head. This attitude is 
maintained some seconds. (Oto and Mis- 
sourt I.) “The bodily appearance at 
death.” 
Place the open hand, back upward, fin- 
gers a little drawn together, at the height 
UGS EERE of the breast, pointing forward; then move 
it slowly forward and downward, turning it over at the same time. 
(Iroquois I.) ‘*To express ‘gone into the earth, face upward.” 
The flat right hand is waved outward and downward toward the same 
side, the head being inclined in the same direction at the time, with 
eyes closed. ( Wzyandot I.) 
Hold the left hand loosely extended about fifteen inches in front of the 
breast, palm down, then pass the index, pointing to the left, in a short 
curve downward, forward, and upward beneath the left palm. (Aaiowa 
I; Comanche 111; Apache IL; Wichita 11.) 
Bring the left hand to the left breast, hand half clinched (H), then 
bring the right hand to the left 
with the thumb and forefinger 
in such a position as if you were 
going to take a bit of string 
from the fingers of the left hand, 
and pull the right hand off in a 
horizontal line as if you were 
stretching a string out, extend 
the hand to the full length of 
thearmfromyouand let thein, x 
dex finger point outward at the ail 
conclusion of the sign. (Comanche 1.) ‘Soul going to happy hunting- 
grounds.” 
