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between the fingers of the other, allowing the tips of the fingers of either 
hand to protrude as far as the first joint, or near it. (Shoshoni and 
Banak J.) “From the appearance of a corner of a log house—protruding 
and alternate layers of logs.” 
Fingers of both hands interlaced at right angles several times; then 
the sign for LoDGE. (Kutchin 1.) 
Deaf-mute natural signs : 
Draw the outlines of a house in the air with hands tip to tip at a right 
angle. (Ballard.) 
Put the open hands together toward the face, forming a right angle 
with the arms. (Larson.) 
, Stone; Fort. 
Strike the back of the right fist against the palm of the left hand, the 
left palm backward, the fist upright (‘idea of resistance or strength”); 
then with both hands opened, relaxed, horizontal, and palms backward, 
place the ends of the right fingers behind and against the ends of the 
left; then separate them, and moving them backward, each through a 
semicircle, bring their bases together. The latter sign is also that of 
the Arapahos for house. An inclosure. (Dakota lV.) The first part of 
this sign is that for stone. 
LopGE, Tip1, WIGWAM. 
The two hands are reared together in the form of the roof of a house, 
the ends of the fingers upward. (Long.) 
Place the opened thumb and forefinger of each hand opposite each 
other, as if to make acircle, but leaving between them a small interval; 
afterward move them from above downward simultaneously (which is 
the sign for village); then elevate the finger to indicate the number— 
one. ( Wied.) Probably he refers to an earthen lodge. I think that the 
sign I have given you is nearly the same with all the Upper Missouri 
Indians. (Matthews.) 
Place the fingers of both hands ridge-fashion before the breast. 
(Burton.) 
Indicate outlines (an inverted V, thus A), with the forefingers touch- 
ing or crossed at the tips, the other fingers closed. (Creel; Arapaho I.) 
Both hands open, fingers upward, tips touching, brought downward, 
and at same time separated to describe outline of a cone, suddenly 
stopped. (Cheyenne II.) 
Both hands approximated, held forward horizontally, fingers joined 
and slightly arched, backs upward, withdraw them in a sideward and 
downward direction, each hand moving to its corresponding side, thus 
