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uses the left arm in conjunction and both more to the left. The concep- 
tion is of something that easily passes; smoothness, evenness, ete., in 
both. (Boteler.) 
Wave the hand from the mouth, extending the thumb from the index 
and closing the other three fingers. This sign also means I know. 
(Burton.) 
(1) Right-hand fingers pointing to the left placed on a level with 
mouth, thumb inward; (2) suddenly moved with curve outward so as 
to present palm to person addressed. (Cheyenne II.) 
Pass the open right hand, palm downward, from the heart, twenty- 
four inches horizontally forward and to the right through an are of about 
90°. (Dakota lV.) ‘ Heart easy or smooth.” 
Another: Gently strike the chest two or three times over the heart 
with the radial side of the right hand, the fingers partly flexed and 
pointing downward. An Arapaho sign. (Dakota IV.) 
Place the flat right hand, palm down, thumb touching the breast, then 
move it forward and slightly upward and to the right. (Arapaho II; 
Cheyenne V; Ojibwa V; Dakota VI, VII, VIIL; Kaiowa1; Comanche III; 
Apache IL; Wichita L1.) 
Pass the flat hand, palm down, from the breast forward andina slight 
curve to the right. (Dakota V1; Hidatsa 1; Arikara 1.) 
The extended right hand, palm downward, thumb backward, fingers 
pointing to the left, is held nearly or quite in contact with the body 
about on a level with the stomach; it is then carried outward to the 
right a foot or two with a rapid sweep, in which the forearm is moved 
but not necessarily the humerus. (Mandan and Hidatsa 1.) 
Move right hand, palm down, over the blanket, right and left, several 
times. (Omaha I.) 
Another: Hit the blanket, first on the right, then on the left, palm 
down, several times. (Omaha 1.) 
Another: Point at the object with the right forefinger, shaking it a 
little up and down, the other fingers being closed. (Omaha 1.) 
Another: Same as preceding, but with the hand open, the thumb 
crooked under and touching the forefinger; hand held at an angle of 45° 
while shaking a little back and forth. (Omaha I.) 
Another: Hold the closed hands together, thumbs up; separate by 
turning the wrists down, and move the fists.a little apart; then reverse 
movements till back to first position. (Omaha I.) 
Another: Hold the left hand with back toward the ground, fingers 
and thumb apart, and curved; hold the right hand opposite it, palm 
