474 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
ington in 1880, that this sign is also used to designate. the Caddos, who 
practiced the same custom of perforating the nasal septum. The same 
informants also state that the Shawnees are sometimes indicated by the 
same sign. 
Pass the extended index, pointing toward the left, remaining fingers 
and thumb closed, in front of and across the upper lip, just below the 
nose. The second finger is also sometimes extended. (Shoshoni and 
Banak 1.) “From the cuStom of piercing the noses for the reception of 
ornaments.” 
See p. 345 tor remarks upon the signs for Sahaptin. 
SATSIKA. See BLACKFEET. 
SELISH. See FLATHEAD. 
SHEEPEATER. See under SHOSHONT. 
SHAWNES. See remarks under SAHAPTIN. 
SHOSHONI, or SNAKE. 
The forefinger is extended horizontally and passed along forward in 
a serpentine line. (Long.) 
Right hand closed, palm down, placed in front of the right hip; ex- 
tend the index and push it diagonally 
toward the left front, rotating it quickly 
from side to side in doing so. (Absaroka 
I; Shoshoni and Banak 1.) “Snake.” 
Fig. 297. 
Right hand, horizontal, flat, palm down- 
ward (W), advanced to the front by a mo- 
tion to represent the crawling of a snake. 
(Dakota III.) 
With the right index pointing forward, 
the hand is to be moved forward about a 
TBS) SEL foot in a sinuous manner, to imitate the 
crawling of a snake. Also made by the Arapahos. (Dakota IV.) 
Place the closed right hand, palm down, in front of the right hip; ex- 
tend the index, and move it forward and toward the left, rotating the 
hand and finger from side to side in doing so. (Kaiowa 1; Comanche 
Il, LL; Apache 11; Wichita I1.) 
Make the motion of a serpent with the right finger. (Hutine I.) 
